Presidential primary election

(Beauregard Daily News)

Saturday, Mar. 24 will be the Presidential Preference Primary Elections in Louisiana.

This is a closed party election and there are only the Democratic and Republican Parties involved.

Democratic voters may only vote for the offices of Democratic nominees and Republicans can only vote on Republican nominees. All other voters may vote for any local offices and or propositions if any are on the ballot.

All voters registered as anything other than Republican or Democrat who wish to vote in the Presidential Primary must register as either Republican or Democrat on or before Feb. 22 to be eligible to vote in the Primary.

The Republican State Central Committee and Democratic State Central Committee will also be on the ballot.

There will be no run-off elections for the Democratic and Republican offices.

The last day to register to vote in this election is Feb. 22.

Absentee by mail ballots may be requested from now until Mar. 20.

Early voting will be held Mar. 10-17 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Monday through Saturday.

Robin Darbonne, Beauregard Parish Registrar said, “any changes that need to be made such as party affiliates, addresses, name changes, need to be made on or before Feb. 22.”

Presidential nominees on the ballot in the Democratic Party are “Bob” Ely, Barack Obama, Darcy G. Richardson, and John Wolfe.

Presidential nominees for the Republican Party are Michele Bachmann, Randy Crow, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Charles, “Buddy” Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum.

Also on the ballet are Republican State Central Committee Members nominees James Boswell and Sharon Galicia.

For the Democratic State Central Committee Members, the nominees are Alton Bailey and Regionald Seastrunk.

For more information contact the Registrar of Voters at 463-7955 or email the office at www.beauregardROV@sos.louisiana.gov.