Registrar of Voters Office Locations

New Orleans City Hall
1300 Perdido Street
Room 1 W24
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Phone:504-658-8300
Fax:504-658-8315
Email: orleansrovc@sos.louisiana.gov

Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Algiers Court House
225 Morgan Street
Room 105
New Orleans, Louisiana 70114

Phone: 504-658-0381
Fax: 504-658-0419
Email:orleansrovc@sos.louisiana.gov

Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

To qualify to register you must:

Be a United States citizen
Be at least 17 years old to register but must be 18 years old to vote
Not be underan order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony
Not be under a judgment of full interdiction or limited interdiction where your right to vote has been suspended
Reside in the state and parish in which you seek to register and vote.

Mandated Registration Office

You many apply for voter registration by completing a Louisiana Voter Registration Application form at any Registrar of Voters Office or by mailing a voter registration application. In addition, if you are seeking services at designated mandated sites, voter registration may be offered to you. Below is a list of mandated sites.

Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicle offices
Louisiana Department of Social Services offices
WIC offices
Food Stamp offices
Medicaid offices
Offices serving persons with disabilities,such as the Deaf Action Centers and Independent Living Offices
Armed Forces Recruitment offices

Registration by Mail

To register by mail download the Louisiana Voter Registration Application form and then return the completed form to the Registrar of Voters office at 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1W24, New Orleans, Louisiana Statues require you to be registered 30 days prior to an election to be eligible to vote in that particular election. Faxed Voter registration forms are not accepted. The Voter Registration form should be addressed and mailed or hand-delivered to the Registrar of Voters office. DO NOT mail or otherwise send Voter Registration forms to the Secretary of State Elections Division office - deadlines requiring receipt in the Registrar's office may be missed.

Change of Name Procedure

In order to remain a legal registrant, a person who changes his name by virtue of a judgement of court shall produce in the presence of or, if required, file with the Registrar or any person authorized to accept voter registration applications a certified copy of the judgement or his affidavit setting forth the pertinent facts containing the change of name.

Polling Place Locations

For polling place locations, click on the link https://pollinglocator.sos.louisiana.gov or visit the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.louisiana.gov

Absentee Voting, By Mail

To request absentee ballots by mail, complete and return a request for Absentee Ballot by Mail PDF form indicating the reason you are not able to vote in person, either during earlier voting or on election day. Return the form to the Registrar Voters. For the deadlines to request and return an absentee by mail ballot, go to Election Dates.

Absentee Voting Assistance for Uniformed Services Members and Overseas Citizens

If you are in the Military and/or living overseas click on the Federal Voting Assistance Program link http://www.fvap.gov

Early Voting, In Person

Voters who want to vote early for any election may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters office beginning fourteen days prior to any scheduled election. Refer to the Schedule of Elections for early voting times for upcoming elections.

Disabled and Nursing Home Voters

For individuals, nursing home residents and special programs click on the link provided. http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/462/Default.aspx

Forms

Registration Information and Application Form
Absentee Affidavit
Challenge of Voter
Early Voting Application
Instructions for Absentee Voting by Mail
Notification of Absentee by Mail or Early Voting Ballot Rejection
Prefiled Challenge to an Absentee by Mail or Early Voting Ballot
Waiver of Right to a Secret Ballot by Fax

Election Day Voting Hours: 6:00 A.M. To 8:00 P.M.

A REMINDER TO VOTERS - TAKE PICTURE ID TO POLLS
When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, be sure to take a driver's license, a Louisiana Special ID, or some other gnereally recognized picture ID that contains your name, address, and signature. Voters who have no picture ID and bring only a utility bill, payroll check or government document that includes their name and address will have to sign an affidavit furnished by the Elections Division in order to vote. Should any problems or questions arise; the principal office of the Registrar of Voters in each parish will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Visit the Louisiana Secretary of States website at www.sos.louisiana.gov for additional Voter Registration Information and Procedures.