By Bonnie Culverhouse
Qualifying has ended for the March 23 election with a few local offices, district representatives and national election seats on the ballot for Bienville Parish voters.
Mayors of Saline and Lucky had no opposition. Dorothy Satcher remains mayor of Saline, while Desmond Venzant retains the office for Lucky.
Saline Police Chief Sammy Matthews will be heading up that department again.
Saline has five alderpersons and five qualified for those positions: Jimmie R. Rogers, Marvin “Buddy” Parker, Brandy Branch, Brenda Matthews and Robert “RD” Slayton.
No one qualified to run for the three aldermen or police chief positions in Lucky.
- The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is Feb. 21.
- The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 2.
- Early voting is March 9-16 (excluding Sunday, March 10) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 19 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office.
- The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is March 22 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
- On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.