Oct 31, 2024 - Politics
Louisiana breaks in-person early voting record
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Louisiana broke its 2020 record for in-person early voting, Secretary of State Nancy Landry says.
Why it matters: Nearly a third of the state's registered voters made their Nov. 5 election selections early, the data shows.
Zoom in: 817,957 Louisiana voters cast early ballots in-person in 2020. This year, 849,784 Louisiana voters did so, according to Secretary of State numbers provided Tuesday.
- The state also broke its single-day in-person early voting record on Tuesday, the last day of early voting, with 103,456 votes tallied.
- In total, 960,561 Louisianans voted early so far this year, according to the Tuesday numbers, which includes absentee ballots.
- The state has just more than 3 million registered voters.
Between the lines: Louisiana voters have until 4:30pm Friday to request an absentee ballot.
- The deadline to return them is 4:30pm Monday.
The big picture: More than 50 million Americans voted early this election cycle, Axios' Sam Baker writes.
- That's compared to about 100 million people who voted early in 2020, either in person or by mail.
Go deeper:
- Louisiana voter guide
- Latest early voting stats from the Secretary of State's Office