Polls in Georgia and most of Florida will close in less than three hours giving us our first taste of just how the night may be going for President Donald Trump and his challenger former VP Joe Biden. JMC Analytics publisher John Couvillon says Biden is favored to win because the President has the tougher task in that he’s unlikely to expand his 2016 electoral map and is playing defense across a wide range of states.
The final polls of the cycle show the President facing substantial deficits in the “Blue Wall” northern Midwest states.
You have until 8 PM to get in line to vote in Louisiana. Before you vote Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter advises you to download the GeauxVote Mobile app and pre fill out your ballot so you can limit your time at the polling station…
Counting mail-in ballots is the most time-consuming process of an election and with COVID, there are a record-breaking number of absentee ballots in Louisiana, but new law changes that. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt authored Senate Bill 22 which allowed election officials to prep mail-in ballots four days ago to be counted. Hewitt received input from election officials to change absentee ballot procedures.
Election officials anticipate earlier results due to the change
Voters in northeast and central Louisiana and the Florida parishes will select a new Congressman for the 5th district today. There are nine candidates seeking to replace Republican Ralph Abraham, who did not seek re-election. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Abraham’s former chief of staff Luke Letlow has run a strong campaign.