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
