Early voting is open in Monroe, West Monroe and Ruston through Oct. 27

Early voting for the Nov. 3 election started Tuesday and runs through Tue., Oct. 27. Sites are open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day except Sun., Oct. 25, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State. Any registered voter can vote early, and you don’t need a reason.

Where to vote early

These are the sites on the Secretary of State’s early voting list. Vote early in the parish where you’re registered.

• Ouachita Parish (Monroe and West Monroe): Registrar of Voters, 701 St. John St., Monroe. The West Ouachita Senior Center, 1800 N. 7th St., West Monroe, is listed too, but the state marks it as a site that may be open only on some days. Call the registrar at 318-327-1436 before you go there.
• Lincoln Parish (Ruston): Lincoln Parish Courthouse, 100 W. Texas Ave., Room 10, Ruston. Registrar: 318-251-5110.

What’s on the ballot

Every Louisiana parish has the general election for U.S. Senate and open primaries for the U.S. House, according to the state’s election quick facts sheet. Every voter also gets 10 proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution. Several deal with property taxes. One would raise the income limit for the property tax assessment freeze from $100,000 to $150,000, and another would let parishes and cities offer an additional exemption to some homeowners 65 and older, WDSU reported.

The quick facts sheet lists Ouachita and Lincoln among the 24 parishes with no propositions on this ballot, so there are no local tax votes.

In Lincoln Parish, the Lincoln Parish Journal reported after qualifying in August that only two police jury, justice of the peace and constable races drew more than one candidate: the Police Jury District 9 seat, left open after the death of Juror Joe Henderson, and the Ward 5 justice of the peace race. Other local races may be on your ballot depending on where you live.

To see your exact ballot and your Election Day polling place, look yourself up on the Voter Portal or the GeauxVote app.

Absentee and Election Day

• Request an absentee ballot by Fri., Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m. (military and overseas voters have different rules). You can ask through the Voter Portal or in writing to your registrar.
• Return it so your registrar gets it by Mon., Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m.
• Election Day is Tue., Nov. 3. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Questions: Secretary of State elections hotline, 1-800-883-2805.