Early voting ongoing in Louisiana

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 21, 2010

VIDALIA — Early voting for the Oct. 2 elections in Concordia Parish will end Saturday.

The registrar of voters will open their offices at Concordia Parish Courthouse Suite K from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. through Saturday for early voters.

In the state of Louisiana, all voters have the right to vote early.

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Early voters need to identify themselves when they arrive with either a photo ID or a signature on a voter affidavit.

The ballot includes: all of the seats in the Concordia Parish School Board, Vidalia city judge and marshal, the Ridgecrest mayor and five aldermen seats.

The position of lieutenant governor will also be on the ballot.

The ballot will include:

For Vidalia City Court Marshal: “Jim” Boren and Frank Duson.

For School Board District 1, Place A: Fred T. Butcher and Lillian Thomas King.

For School Board District 3, Place B: James H. Cockerham, Cynthia “Cyndie” Dillon and Cheryl Probst.

For School Board District 4, Place A: Ronnie Bradford and Charles E. Minor.

School Board District 5, Place A: Dorothea M. Davis and Martha J. Rabb.

Mayor Town of Ridgecrest: Brandon Davis and Kevin Graham.

For Ridgecrest aldermen: Gayle Cowan, James Cowan, Robert Maples, Dwayne Sikes, Wanda Smith and Courtney Thompson.

For Lieutenant Governor: James “Jim” Crowley, “Jay” Dardenne, Kevin Davis, Caroline Fayard, “Butch” Gautreaux, “Sammy” Kershaw, Melanie J. McKnight and Roger Villere.

The list of people running unopposed includes:

Vidalia City Judge: George C. Murray Jr.

For School Board District 1, Place B: Mary H. Campbell.

For School Board District 2: Raymond Riley.

For School Board District 3, Place A: Gary Parnham.

For School Board District 4, Place B: Daryle Price.

For School Board District 5, Place B: Darlene Baker.

For Chief of Police in Ridgecrest: Dale Cowan.

For Alderman District C in Ferriday: Gail Pryor.

The ballots will also include voting for two possible changes to the Louisiana State Constitution.

One proposition, if approved, would require the Louisiana Legislature to begin its annual session two weeks earlier.

The second proposition would exempt members of the governor’s office who handle emergencies from civil service protections.

The general election for U.S. senators and representatives will be Nov. 2.