Election Information
Elections are held as scheduled by the Louisiana Secretary of State. As the parish’s Chief Election Officer and Custodian of voting machines, the Clerk of Court plays a vital role in the election process. The Clerk oversees all elections, election equipment, and election personnel and is responsible for the delivery and pickup of all voting machines to and from each precinct. Assumption Parish has 30 precincts currently.
UPCOMING ELECTION INFORMATION
- Municipal Primary Election / Special General Election – Saturday, March 29, 2025
The following is important information for the Saturday, March 29, 2025 Municipal Primary Election/Special General Election (14th & 23rd State Senatorial Districts):
- The qualifying period for candidates is January 29-31.
- The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is February 26.
- The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 8.
- Early voting is March 15-22 (excluding Sunday, March 16) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 25 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office.
- The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is March 28 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
- On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER CLASSES
Election Commission Training and Examination
Commissioner in Charge of Training and Examination
PPE- Guidelines for Commissioners
Please email or fax the certificate of completion to:
ehebert@assumptionclerk.com OR ssierra@assumptionclerk.com
FAX: (985) 369-2032
If you attend a prior training class to become a commissioner, the pay for a commissioner is $200.00, and for a commissioner in charge is $250.00.
A new commissioner school is held at least once a year, and the commissioner-in-charge school is held once a year usually in December. At the end of a four-year term of the Clerk of Court, everyone must be re-certified. To become a Commissioner in Charge, you must have served as a commissioner in at least two (2) prior elections during the past four years. The Commissioner in Charge is responsible for all the duties and for all commissioners in his/her precinct including delivering the votes to the Clerk of Court on election night.
WE WANT YOU! If you wish to become a commissioner, click here to contact us with your name, address, and phone number, or call (985) 369-6653 to speak to our Election Department.