I have convictions, but they’re misdemeanors only

YES, YOU CAN VOTE!

I have a felony conviction, and have completed my probation or parole

YES, YOU CAN VOTE!

Has it been over a month since discharge? You can register online or in person.

Did you get off supervision within the past few weeks? Either go to the Registrars Office with your the voter eligibility form from your discharge papers -OR- contact VOTE and they will help you! You can request assistance by filling out this form or calling 504-571-9599.

I have a felony conviction, and am still on probation or parole

Have you been on parole for five or more years?

• If YES, YOU CAN VOTE!

Were you incarcerated on the charge you’re on probation for?

• If NO, YOU CAN VOTE!

If yes, have you been on probation for five or more years?

•If YES, YOU CAN VOTE!

•If not, you need to wait until you’ve been on probation for five or more years.

• If you’re eligible, obtain a voter eligibility form from a local probation/parole office and bring that to the registrars office when you register to vote.

Need help? Contact our sister organization VOTE for assistance with any problems. You can request assistance by filling out this form or calling 504-571-9599.

I voted before my conviction, can I just go vote again?

The state marks people as “inactive voters” if they do not respond to their surveys, and removes people from the voting rolls if they haven’t voted in the past two years. This is how they remove people who die, move away, or go to prison. If you have been in prison for over two years, you have most likely been removed from the list of registered voters, and need to register again.

Search the inactive voter list. If your name appears on the list, your voter registration status is inactive because your registration address was not able to be verified by your parish registrar of voters during the annual canvass or correspondence sent to the address on file has been returned undeliverable. If your residential address or the address where you receive mail has changed from the address used when you registered to vote or last changed your voter registration record, please update your residential address on your voter registration record online. You may also change it by mail or in person at your parish registrar of voters.

If you have not changed your address, you are currently eligible to vote but will be required to confirm your address when voting. If you do not confirm your address and you do not vote in any election between the time your name was added to the list and the day after the second regularly scheduled general election for federal office held after such date, your name may be removed from the voter registration list.

Still have questions?

Get help from VOTE by filling out this form or calling 504-571-9599.