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August 17, 2010Back-to-school road safety tips for children and parents
August 19, 2010Early voting for the Aug. 28 congressional and fall open elections continues through Saturday.
Voters who wish to vote early may do so at their parish Registrar of Voters office, which is open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Area registrar’s offices are located at:
• Lafourche: 1050 Courthouse St., Room 15, Thibodaux
• St. Mary: 500 Main St., Courthouse, Room 301, Franklin
• 7856 Main St., Suite 110, Houma
Voters will be asked to provide either a photo ID or a signature on a voter affidavit. A driver’s license, Louisiana Special ID or another generally recognized picture ID that bears the voter’s name and signature is allowed.
Included on the Aug. 28 ballot are candidates for the U.S. Senate race and the U.S. Representative 3rd Congressional District.
Democratic nominees for the U.S. Senate seat are Neeson J. Chauvin Jr. of Carencro, Cary J. Deaton of Metairie and U.S. Rep. “Charlie” Melancon of Napoleonville. Libertarian candidates in the race are Anthony Gentile of Atlanta and Randall Todd Hayes of Mandeville. Incumbent U.S. Sen. David Vitter faces Franklin surgeon Nick J. Accardo and former Louisiana State Supreme Court justice Chet D. Traylor of Monroe in the Republican primary.
Vying for Melancon’s vacant 3rd District congressional seat in the Republican primary are former state House Speaker “Hunt” Downer of Houma, New Iberia attorney and businessman Jeff Landry and Kristian Magar, an oilfield manager who also hails from New Iberia.
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne’s website, voters who elect to cast a ballot before the Aug. 28 primary are not required to provide a reason.
