There is no set time or method that applies to all city, county, school or special district elections. If you are a registered voter you will receive a Sample Ballot before the election. This provides basic information you need about who is running for what office and whether there are any local ballot measures.
Most local offices are nonpartisan and candidates run without party affiliation noted on the ballot. You can always check VotersEdge. You will be voting on one state wide ballot measures, Propositon 13 as well as many candidates and local measures. View your by entering your address using our online voter guide, Voter's Edge.
For the new and busy voter, check out our Easy Voter Guide and get help understanding the ballot measures in plain language. Types of Elections Share:. What types of elections are there? What is a primary election?
When are primary elections held? What is a general election? When are general elections held? What is the purpose of a general election? What is a nonpartisan office? Which offices are nonpartisan? Are there nonpartisan primaries? Do all nonpartisan offices use primaries? When are local elections held and how do I learn about them? Related Content.
Election date:. Government For Teachers. Kinds of Elections: General Elections - an election to fill public offices. Primary Elections - an election prior to the general election in which voters select the candidates who will run on each party's ticket.
Primaries are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders, and may be open or closed. Open Primary - an election that permits voters to choose on Election Day the party primary in which they wish to vote. They may vote for candidates of only one party.
A blanket or "free love" primary is a type of open primary. In the voting booth you mark a ballot that lists the candidates for nomination of all the parties, and thus you can help select the Democratic candidate for one office and the Republican candidate for another. Closed Primary - the selection of a party's candidates in an election limited to registered party members. Prevents members of other parties from "crossing over" to influence the nomination of an opposing party's candidate.
Gaming Elections are proposition elections governed by La R. Local Option Elections are proposition elections governed by La R. Annexation Elections are proposition elections used as one way to enlarge the boundaries of an unincorporated municipality and are called by the municipality as governed by La R.
Review the law for more information. Incorporation Elections are proposition elections used by residents of any unincorporated area with a population of more than inhabitants to incorporate an area by petition and election.
Incorporations are governed by La R. The Presidential Preference Primary is held statewide in the Spring of each presidential election year. In , the Presidential Preference Primary will be held on July 11, It allows the electors of each political party having 40, or more registered voters to express their preference for their party's presidential nominee.
View how candidates for the presidential preference primary qualify. The Democratic, Republican, and Independent Parties in Louisiana have 40, plus registered voters and therefore have a Presidential Preference Primary election.
The parties govern by their rules who can vote in the election. Presently only registered Democratic voters can vote in the Democratic Party primary, registered Republicans in the Republican Party primary, and registered Independents in the Independent Party primary. These primaries are closed to all other registered voters. Elections for the Democratic and Republican state central committees and parish executive committees are also held at the Presidential Preference Primary election.
These offices are also closed primaries. View how political party candidates are elected in Louisiana. Constitutional Amendments from to present. Summaries and text versions of constitutional amendments; may be viewed by clicking on the relevant link below.
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