Early voting begins Tuesday

Registrar of Voters Jolene Holcombe recommends the 33,498 registered voters in St. Mary Parish do their homework before casting ballots in the Nov. 4 election.
With municipal elections, 14 constitutional amendments and four parish Home Rule Charter propositions on the ballot, voters won’t have much time to read and only are allowed three minutes in the voting booth.
“Our recommendation is that they do their homework before they vote,” Holcombe said.
She said she is encouraging voters to bring sample ballots already filled out into the voting booth with them.
“A long ballot makes for long lines,” she said.
Early voting for the Nov. 4 election begins Tuesday and continues through Oct. 28.
Holcombe said hours for early voting are 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Early voting will be conducted at the registrar’s office on the third floor of the courthouse and at the registrar’s branch office in Morgan City at 301 Third St. Voters may cast ballots early in either office regardless of their addresses.
The following issues are on the ballot in St. Mary Parish:
—United States Senator.
—United States Representative, 3rd Congressional District.
—Judge, 16th Judicial District, Election Section 1, Division G & H.
—Judge, 16th Judicial District, Election Section 2, Division A.
—Justice of the Peace, Wards 2, 5, 7, 8 and 10.
—Constable, Wards 4, 5, 9 and 10.
—Mayor, Town of Baldwin.
—Aldermen, Town of Baldwin (five to be elected).
—Chief of Police, Town of Baldwin.
—Mayor, Town of Berwick.
—Councilmen, Town of Berwick (five to be elected).
—Mayor, City of Patterson.
—Councilmembers, City of Patterson (five to be elected).
—Chief of Police, City of Patterson.
—St. Mary Parish School Board Member, District 9.
—Constitutional Amendments (14).
—Parishwide Home Rule Charter Amendments Propositions (four).
Of the 33,498 registered voters, Holcombe said there are 16,441 Democrats, 8,130 Republicans and 8,927 registered as something other than the two major parties.
In St. Martin Parish, Registrar of Voters Patricia T. Guidry said early voting will be held at the St. Martin Parish Water District 1 building, 1073 Tower Tank Rd., Stephensville, Tuesday through Oct. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding Sundays and legal holidays.