tag:Voter Registration

Alabama

States with new election laws in 2024 | #elections | #alabama

A slate of new voting laws across the nation could serve as a preview for how changes to ballot access may offset the outcome of the 2024 general election, voting rights experts say. These laws − some expanding rights for voters and others making it more difficult to participate in the election process − are […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas bans electronic voter registration signatures

The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners banned the use of electronic signatures on voter registration forms Tuesday in a controversial emergency rule. Chris Madison, director of the Arkansas Board of Elections, said in an interview Tuesday that the rule was adopted in the interest of efficiency and consistent practice across counties, some of which accepted […]

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Arkansas

How to register to vote in Arkansas voter and what deadlines to know

It’s time for Arkansas voters to prepare for the upcoming state and a presidential primaries early next year. The state has several elections coming up including the statewide primary and the primary runoff in the first half of 2024. Primary elections determine each qualified party’s nomination of candidates for federal offices, state and county offices. […]

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City Council

Lafayette voters elect mayor-president, City Council District 1 member | #citycouncil

Voters chose Monique Blanco Boulet over incumbent Josh Guillory in a close race for Lafayette Parish mayor-president in the runoff election Saturday. Boulet defeated Guillory 52% to 48% (22,134 votes to 22,867 votes). Boulet served as the CEO of the Acadiana Planning Commission and led the Acadiana Rural Fiber-to-the-Home Initiative In October’s general election, Guillory […]

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