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Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 6:21 AM CDT
|By Cali Hubbard
Your voice matters when it comes to voting on local and statewide topics, and that’s why we’re reminding you to make sure you’re registered to vote.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 8:12 PM CDT
|By Emily Wood | LSU Manship School News Service
Seven bills and one House resolution about voting and elections advanced through the House and Senate committees on governmental affairs Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2021 at 10:02 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
Troy Carter is the projected winner of the 2nd Congressional District seat over challenger Karen Carter Peterson.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM CST
|By KSLA Staff
This also is the last day for registered voters to make changes to their registration
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Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 3:49 PM CST
|By Rachael Thomas
Governor John Bel Edwards has announced dates for three special elections in March and April.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 2:58 PM CST
|By Jarmarlon Thompkins and Matthew Segura
Alexandria businesswoman Sandra “Candy” Christophe has announced another run for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District seat.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Samantha Morgan
Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome has won a second term as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge parish.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 7:23 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Sixteen races in the Baton Rouge area will be decided in runoff elections on Dec. 5.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:57 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff and Lester Duhé
Both candidates in the runoff election for East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President took part in a debate on WAFB-TV Thursday, Dec. 3.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 6:07 PM CST
|By Matt Houston
The two candidates in the runoff for East Baton Rouge mayor-president, incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and former state Rep. Steve Carter, participated in a forum held by the Baton Rouge Press Club Monday, Nov. 30.
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Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 9:23 PM CST
|By Rachael Thomas and Lester Duhé
The East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral runoff debate between incumbent, Sharon Weston Broome, and challenger, Steve Carter, has been canceled due to COVID-19.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Nicole Mumphrey
Karen Carter Peterson has launched a website campaign to fill Cedric Richmond’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District seat
Updated: Nov. 8, 2020 at 8:33 PM CST
|By Amanda Roberts
After such a contentious election cycle, many are finding relationships may be strained with loved ones particularly with those who sit across the political aisle.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 9:19 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is proposing a 3% pay raise for Baton Rouge Police Department officers in her proposed budget for 2021.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:54 AM CST
|By Robb Hays
Results for the Nov. 3 mayoral race in East Baton Rouge Parish
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:53 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Results for the constitutional amendments up for vote on Nov. 3, 2020
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:53 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Parish by parish, voters decided whether or not sports betting would be legal.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:52 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Results for the U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District of La.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:52 AM CST
|By Lester Duhé
The West Feliciana Parish town of St. Francisville has a new mayor for the first time in 36 years.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 5:59 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Results for the U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District of La.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 9:18 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Winner of the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 8:21 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Results for the Nov. 3, 2020 races in the WAFB viewing area
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 6:09 PM CST
|By Donovan Jackson
Voters young and old alike got out to cast their ballot Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Scottie Hunter
Folks have been waiting for quite some time for their opportunity to make their voices heard in the 2020 election, but some voters were surprised by the lighter turnout at some polling locations and the small wait times they experienced.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 1:26 PM CST
|By Scottie Hunter
The Baker Police Department responded to a polling location near Groom Road and Main Street after reports of a man there armed with an assault rifle and carrying a Trump campaign sign.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 12:49 PM CST
|By Austin Kemker
Many people will be voting in-person Tuesday, Nov. 3 on Election Day.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 10:47 AM CST
|By Carmen Poe
Now that registration is over with, we want to help you understand what you are voting for, or against, when you cast your votes.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 10:44 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is announcing a digital, downloadable sticker for the upcoming November 3 and December 5 elections.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 8:49 AM CST
|By Patrick Deaville
We have some helpful reminders for those who will be voting on election day
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 5:54 AM CST
|By Breanne Bizette
In West Feliciana Parish, after 36 years, residents of St. Francisville will elect a new mayor Nov. 3.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 9:10 PM CST
|By Kimberly Curth
LSU Health Clinical Psychologist, Michelle Moore, PsyD, says it's normal to feel stress around election time, especially when you consider all that's happened this year.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 5:52 PM CST
|By Matt Houston
A number of people made a last-minute dash Monday, Nov. 2 to get their absentee ballot dropped off in time.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 3:39 PM CST
|By Nicole Mumphrey
Pods (including generators, lights, fans and extension cords, etc.) are being deployed to various sites throughout the Parish that do not have power
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 12:15 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The U.S. presidential election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 8:23 AM CST
|By Carmen Poe
The American Heart Association provides tips on how to manage stress during this election cycle.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 11:45 AM CDT
|By Cody Lillich
Hurricane Zeta has left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark with power outages that are expected to last multiple days -- and with a presidential election less than a week away, it has election officials also assessing the damage.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Donovan Jackson
Early voting in Louisiana is officially over. If you didn’t cast your ballot, you’ll now have to wait until Election Day on Nov. 3.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Matt Houston
Louisiana voters will get to decide Nov. 3 whether state lawmakers should get to spend money that does not belong to them.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Austin Kemker
As of Monday, Oct. 26, more than 860,000 voters had already cast a ballot. That’s approximately 300,000 more than the number who voted early in 2016.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 9:33 PM CDT
|By Lester Duhé
It’s not just the presidential race voters will decide upon come Election Day (Nov. 3). There are a number of local races as well.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Donovan Jackson
With Election Day swiftly approaching, there’s still time to get out and cast your vote early.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Austin Kemker
William Dykes and Colt Fore are both vying for the open judge seat on the 21st Judicial District Court.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Lester Duhé
With just 15 days until Election Day, many people are tired of seeing political signs on nearly every corner of the community.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:50 AM CDT
|By Tiffany Baptiste
The Smoothie King Center has become a site for early voting after a nation-wide push months ago from NBA players who urged cities across the country to turn their sports venues into polling places for the upcoming election.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 4:25 PM CDT
|By Rachael Thomas
The East Baton Rouge Registrar of Voters Office announced Monday, Sept. 28 that the early voting site on Coursey Boulevard for the Nov. 3 election will be temporarily relocated.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 7:16 AM CDT
|By Rilwan Balogun
As it stands now, voters can drop off absentee ballots at two locations, New Orleans City Hall and the Algiers Court House
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
The candidates vying to be the next mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish took part in a debate Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Matt Houston
Soon, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether Louisiana’s constitution allows for any access to abortion.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
In the last few days, Parish Registrars of Voters across the state began sending out absentee ballots.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 3:30 PM CDT
|By Rachael Thomas
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced the launch of GeauxBot, a virtual voter assistance that was created in partnership with IBM.