The Louisiana voter registration deadline to vote in person, by mail, or at an Office of Motor Vehicles is October 5, 2026.
The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is October 13, 2026. Voters can apply online, in-person, or by mailing in a completed application.
Eligibility
In order to register to vote you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of a Louisiana parish, be at least 17 years old, not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony, and not be under a judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence.
- You may register to vote at 16 years old if you are registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.
- College students do have a choice of whether they want to vote in Louisiana or vote in their home state. You may only be registered and vote at one location.
Deadline
The deadline to register to vote in Louisiana for the General Election via in person or by mail is October 5, 2026 and via online is October 13, 2026.
Voter Registration Process
There are three methods of voter registration in Louisiana: online, mail in a printable application, or in-person.
- Further voter registration information for Louisiana can be found here.
This page was last updated on September 30, 2026.
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Louisiana offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2023 general election.
Vote-By-Mail Practices
In Louisiana, you must have a reason to be eligible to vote by mail unless you are military or overseas. Eligible reasons to apply for an absentee ballot can be found here. Click here to access Louisiana’s online absentee voting application and here for Louisiana’s printable general absentee voting application. Online absentee ballot applications for different circumstances can be found here.
- The deadline for military personnel and/or their dependents, U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S., or voters that are hospitalized to apply for an absentee ballot is 4:30pm CST on the day before Election Day (november 2, 2026). The deadline for all other applicants is 4:30pm CST on the 4th day before Election Day (October 30, 2026)
- Absentee ballots for military personnel and/or their dependents, U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S., or voters that are hospitalized must be must be received by the parish Registrar of Voters by 8pm CST on Election Day. Absentee ballots for all other voters must be received by the parish Registrar of Voters by 4:30 pm on the day before Election Day.
- Further absentee voting information for Louisiana is listed here.
Early Voting
Louisiana offers early voting form fourteen to seven days prior to any scheduled election.
- Early voting for the 2023=6 General Election will take place from October 20, 2026 through October 27, 2026 (excluding Sunday, October 25) from 8:30am to 6pm.
Election Day Practices
Election day voting hours are from 6 AM to 8 PM
- At the polls, you must present an acceptable form of photo ID in order to vote. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s license, Louisiana special ID, LA Wallet digital driver’s license, U.S. military identification card that contains your name and picture, or some other generally recognized photo ID that contains your name and signature.
- Further Louisiana voting information is listed here.
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