Registration Deadline. 30 days before the election.

Line 6: ID Number. Your social security number is optional but your voluntary cooperation will assist in processing your form. Neither the registrar nor the Department of Elections and Registration shall disclose the social security number of a registered voter or circulate the social security numbers of registered voters on commercial lists (R.S. 18:104 and 154; 42 U.S.C. 405).

Line 7: Choice of Party. If you do not list a party affiliation, you cannot vote in the Presidential Preference Primary and party committee elections. Political party affiliation is not required for any other election.

Line 8: Race or Ethnic Group. You are requested to fill in this box. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

Line 9: Signature. To register in Louisiana you must:

1) be a citizen of the United States; 2) be a resident of Louisiana. Residence address must be address where you claim homestead exemption, if any; 3) be at least 17 years old, and be 18 years old prior to the next election to vote; 4) not currently be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony; 5) not currently be under a judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence.

Dept. of Elections and Registration
P.O. Box 4729
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4729