[StBernard] Get Your Louisiana Absentee Ballot

[Westley Annis]

Your vote in this election is more critical than ever as the polls show John
McCain and Governor Palin in a virtual tie. Voting early by absentee ballot
or in person is the best way to get your vote counted now and avoid the long
lines on Election Day. 

Follow this link to get your Louisiana Application
<http://johnmccain.com/ab>  

Louisiana Voting Information 

Voting Early by Mail

To vote absentee by mail you must apply for a ballot with your parish
registrar of voters. 

You application must be received no earlier than September 5th at 8 pm and
no later than October 31, 2008 at 8 p.m. We recommend that you apply for
your ballot no later than October 19, 2008 to allow enough time to process
your application. 

Who can vote absentee

Early Voting in person. Any person who is qualified to vote may vote during
the early voting period. 

By mail absentee voting. The following persons, otherwise qualified to vote,
who expect to be out of the parish on election day, may vote absentee by
mail upon meeting the following requirements: 

*	those who are or expect to be temporarily outside the territorial
limits of the state or outside of their parish of registration during the
early voting period and on election day;
*	those who have moved their residences to another parish more than
100 miles from the parish seat of their former residence after voter
registration books closed; 
*	those who are 65 years of age or older; or
*	students, instructors, or professors in an institution of higher
learning located outside of their parish of registration, and live outside
of their parish, or spouses or dependents accompanying and residing
therewith;
*	members of the United States Armed Service or a spouse or dependent;
*	those who are residing outside the United States;
*	ministers, priests, rabbis, or other members of the clergy assigned
to a religious post outside of their parish of registration, or spouses or
dependents accompanying and residing therewith;
*	those who are involuntarily confined in an institution for mental
treatment outside of their registration parish and who are not interdicted
and not judicially declared incompetent;
*	those who expect to be hospitalized on election day and either were
hospitalized or expect to be hospitalized during the early voting period, or
did not learn that they would be hospitalized until after the early voting
period expired, or were hospitalized and released but restricted to bed by
their physician during the early voting period and on election day;
*	those who expect to be out of their precinct upon the waters of the
state both during the early voting period and on election day because of
their employment or occupation (e.g., those who are approved for the Special
Handicap Program and are living at home, not in a nursing home;
*	those who are incarcerated in an institution inside or outside their
parish of registration and are not under an order of imprisonment for
conviction of a felony;
*	those who have a mobility impaired identification card issued by the
office of motor vehicles (include a copy of mobility impaired i.d. card with
your application). 



Questions 

If you have any questions about voting absentee you should check the
Secretary of State web site
<http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/68/Default.aspx> or call your Parish
Registrar of Voters. 

Please Note 

Note: if you registered to vote by mail and have not yet voted in person,
contact your parish auditor to determine if you can vote absentee by mail or
if there are special identification requirements with your application. 

Voter Responsibility 

The voter is solely responsible for complying with any and all election laws
and voting requirements. 



P.S. If you are not yet registered to vote, please register right away by
following this link