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Learn about absentee ballots

To qualify to vote absentee by mail in Louisiana you must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Are homebound and cannot vote without assistance or have a physical disability or
  • Are sixty-five years of age or older
  • Are a minister, priest, rabbi, or other member of the clergy assigned outside of your parish of registration, or a spouse/dependent
  • Moved more than 100 miles from the parish seat of your former residence after the voter registration books closed (30 days prior to an election)
  • Are involuntarily confined in an institution for mental treatment outside your parish of registration and you are not interdicted and not judicially declared incompetent
  • Are military personnel or their dependent
  • Are a citizen of the United States residing outside the U.S. who was domiciled in Louisiana immediately prior to departure and do not maintain a domicile nor voter registration in any other state
  • Are hospitalized for the election and during early voting OR are unexpectedly hospitalized after early voting has closed
  • Are a program participant in the secretary of state's Address Confidentiality Program
  • Are sequestered as a juror on election day

OR, if during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period and during the hours polls are open, you:

  • Work or expect to be offshore working during the early voting period and on election day
  • Are a higher education student, instructor, or professor outside your parish, or a spouse/dependent
  • Are incarcerated and you are not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony
  • Will be temporarily absent from Louisiana or your parish

Learn more about qualifications and absentee voting programs at: bit.ly/GeauxVoteAbsentee