With early voting in Louisiana ending soon, here's a look at the record-breaking election year
Whether it ends Tuesday with a bang or a whimper, one thing is clear: Early voting for the Nov. 3 election is going to obliterate records.
The New Orleans metro area has seen heavy and enthusiastic turnout since early voting started on Oct. 16, with lines forming at the Smoothie King Center, the Yenni Building in Elmwood, the Lake Vista Community Center in Lakeview and the Towers Building in Slidell, among other sites.
The popularity of early voting here is reflected statewide. As of Saturday, a full two days before the end of early voting, more than 761,000 votes had been cast, easily topping the previous record of 531,555 set in 2016.
In Jefferson Parish, where some had to wait more than five hours to cast a ballot in the first days of early voting, Registrar Dennis DiMarco said that through Saturday, nearly 46,000 residents had cast early votes. Mail-in ballots were up as well, perhaps threefold.
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