Uptick in registered voters, what numbers look like in Ouachita Parish

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Voter registration in Louisiana has been steadily increasing since March of this year.

In just over a month, Americans will cast their ballot in selecting a new national leader. In Louisiana, voter registration is up from 2023.

I just think that this is a very important election and people want to make sure that they’re ready to vote when the time comes.

Isabelle Butler, Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters

Data from September of 2023 to 2024 reveal that the total number of registered voters climbed to 3,000,676 from 2,966,162 before the online registration deadline.

We asked Butler what those numbers looked like in Ouachita Parish.

January, early January, we had 102,720 total registered voters. And as of yesterday, we have 104,047 total registered voters.

Isabelle Butler, Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters

She continues with some advice for first-time voters.

Download the ‘Geaux Vote’ app. It gives you all of your voting information, your district, your representative. You can get sample ballots, you can update your voter registration, you can register to vote. I also want to encourage those who are 17 years old; If your birthday falls from now until November the fifth, please register to vote. Now you can register at 17, you just cannot vote until you turn 18.

Isabelle Butler, Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters

Below are the following deadlines for the upcoming Presidential election:

• In Person/By Mail Registration: October 7th, 2024.
• ‘Geaux Vote’ Online Registration: October 15th, 2024.
• Request a Mail Ballot from Registrar (Other than Military and Overseas): November 1st, 2024.
• Registrar to receive Voted Mail Ballot: November 4th, 2024.
• Early voting begins: October 18th, 2024.
• Early voting ends: October 29th, 2024.