According to the Bienville Parish Registrar of Voter’s office, the voter turnout continues to be very low for Bienville Parish when compared to the 2020 Presidential Election. As of the close of business Tuesday, October 22, they only had 637 votes cast in person. At this same point in 2020 they had double the amount of in person voters. If you don’t like lines, early voting for the Nov. 5 Presidential General and Open Congressional Election continues through Tuesday, Oct. 29 (excluding Sunday, Oct. 27) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Citizens who want to vote early may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office or at other designated locations, which can be found at voterportal.sos.la.gov/earlyvoting.

Voters are encouraged to utilize Louisiana’s free smartphone app, GeauxVote Mobile, to locate parish early voting locations, find their Election Day voting site, or view their sample ballot. GeauxBot, the virtual voter assistant, is also available to access pertinent election information such as registration deadlines, election dates, polling locations and hours. GeauxBot is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov or by selecting Elections and Voting on sos.la.gov.

Voters should bring an ID with them to vote (Louisiana driver’s license, Louisiana Special ID card, a generally recognized picture identification card with name and signature such as a passport, or a digital license via LA Wallet).

The deadline to register through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Tuesday, Oct. 15. This deadline is for citizens who have never registered to vote, as well as voters who would like to make changes to their registration.

In addition to President/Vice President, 4th Congressional District is voting to either keep Republican Mike Johnson as U.S. Representative or replace him with another Republican Joshua Morott.

Also on the ballot is a Constitutional Amendment requiring all federal revenues generated from alternative or renewable energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf be allocated to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.

For more information, please call the Elections Hotline at 800-883-2805, with TDD/TTY access at 711, or email the Elections Division at elections@sos.la.gov. To report potential polling place accessibility issues, please email the Elections ADA Compliance Officer at ADA@sos.la.gov. Complaints involving possible election code violations should be reported to the Secretary of State’s Election Integrity Division at 800-722-5305.