The last day to register to vote in the August 28, 2010 congressional 1st party primary election is Wednesday, July 28. This is a closed party election.
Note the following:
We have a statewide US Senate race which includes the Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and Republican Party.
Both the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party are open to unaffiliated voters (Others & None). The Republican Party remains closed to only Republican Voters. Voters registered with either the Green or Reform Party are not eligible to vote in the August 28election.
The law provides that unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in only ONE (1) recognized political party's primary election. (R.S. 18:401(A)(2)(a)(i)).
Meaning that they must choose between the Libertarian or Democrat Party and then given the opportunity to vote on all races for that PARTY.
Congressional District 3 will have a Republican Representative race on the ballot, which is closed to everyone except Republican voters.
Remember, it is PARTY driven. The unaffiliated voter may choose the PARTY primary to participate in, and once chosen for that election, he may only vote whatever race is being held for that party at that election.
July 28 is the last day to make any changes, such as party preference, name changes and/or address changes.
Anyone needing additional information may come by the Gonzales Registrar of Voters office at 828 S Irma Blvd Room 205 or the Donaldsonville Registrar of Voters office at 300 Houmas St. in Donaldsonville. You may call the office in Gonzales at 225-621-5780 or the Donaldsonville office at 225-473-7906.
Further information is available on the Ascension Parish Registrar of Voters website at www.ascensionrov.com
