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Election Day: Where you need to go, what you need to bring

by Mary Staes | November 5, 2018

Mid-term elections are here! Here’s what you need to know when you head to the polls today:

  • Polls are open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m.
  • You’ll need your driver’s license, valid state ID or some other generally recognized picture ID that has your name and signature. People without a photo ID may bring a utility bill, payroll check or government document that includes their name and address but they will have to sign an affidavit by the Elections Division in order to vote.
  • You can find your polling local by calling the Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters at (504) 658-8300 or by clicking here to use the Louisiana polling locator. First, search by name, parish, address then select “voting information” at the top tool bar, and lastly selecting “Polling Locations” in the left menu.

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Mary Staes

Mary Staes

Mary Staes is Digital Content Lead for Very Local. She works with our freelancers and crafts content for our social media platforms and website. Before Very Local, she worked with CBS affiliate WWL-TV as a web producer and weekend assignment editor for about 4 years. She has also handled broadcast coverage for 160 Marine Reserve training facilities while she served as an active duty Marine. As a native New Orleanian, she takes being "very local" to heart. She loves being intertwined with the culture and figuring out how there are less than two degrees of separation between us all, whether we're natives or not.

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