TODAY is the last day of registration to vote in November elections

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TODAY is the last day of registration to vote in November elections

Constitutional amendments include prohibiting felons from public office and unanimous juries for noncapital felonies.

by Mary Staes | October 16, 2018

The clock is ticking! Today is the last day to register in order to vote in New Orleans on the Nov. 6 elections, and we all know how important it is for your voice to be heard.

On the upcoming ballot are six constitutional amendments, the Secretary of State race and congressional races.

Constitutional amendments include prohibiting felons from public office and unanimous juries for noncapital felonies. Right now, state law requires 10 of 12 jurors to convict someone charged with a felony.

Orleans Parish voters will also be voting on Civil District Court Judge for Division E, and civil district court clerks. You can view a sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s website to see all of the candidates and races.

To register online, you’ll need a Louisiana driver’s license or a state ID card. Click here to visit the Secretary of State’s website to register.

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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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