A look at inactive voter numbers in Cenla

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - As we inch closer to the upcoming election with several big ticket items on the ballot, it’s worth making sure you’re prepared when you head to the booth.

The Secretary of State’s Office tells us that statewide over 455,000 people are posted to the state’s inactive voter list.

Here in Cenla, that total is closer to 24,000 when you combine Avoyelles, Grant, Rapides, and Vernon parishes.

• Statewide - 455,519
• Avoyelles - 3,428
• Grant - 1,595
• Rapides - 14,437
• Vernon - 5,208

If your name appears on the list, your voter registration status is inactive because:

• Your registration address was not able to be verified by your parish registrar of voters during the annual canvass, or
• Correspondence sent to the address on file has been returned undeliverable, or
• You have not voted or engaged in other election-related activities within the last 10 years.

If your name appears on the inactive list, you are still eligible to vote, but you will be required to confirm your address when voting.

If you do not verify your address and do not vote between the time your name was added to the list and two regularly scheduled general elections for federal office, your name will be removed from the voter registration list.

If this happens, you will need to submit a new voter registration application to re-register.

If your residential address or the address where you receive mail has changed from the address used when you registered to vote or last changed your voter registration record, you can update your residential address on your voter registration record online by visiting www.geauxvote.com.

You may also change it by mail or in person at your parish registrar of voters.

Concerned you may be an inactive voter? Click here to search the Secretary of State’s records.

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