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Registrar of Voters urges residents to check registration ahead of new closed-party primaries
Summary
Iberia Parish Registrar Christy Blanchard spent much of Monday’s council meeting explaining the recent switch to closed-party primaries for five offices, how 'no party' voters can participate on primary day, early‑voting dates and the parish’s large inactive‑voter list.
Christy Blanchard, Iberia Parish registrar of voters, spent more than an hour briefing the council on recent changes to Louisiana’s primary rules and what local voters should do before May’s elections.
"They got rid of the party called independent party. Everyone is a no party now," Blanchard said, summarizing the legislative change and warning that five offices — U.S. Senate, U.S. representative, the state board of elementary and secondary education, the Supreme Court and the Public Service Commission — will use closed‑party primaries this year. She said postcards notifying households were sent by the Secretary…
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