Louisiana elections, 2012

Contents
1 2012 Elections
2 Eligibility to Vote
2.1 Primary election
2.2 General election
3 Voting absentee
3.1 Eligibility
3.2 Deadlines
3.3 Military and overseas voting
4 Voting early
5 See also
6 References

The state of Louisiana held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: February 22, 2012
• Primary date: November 6, 2012
• General election date: December 1, 2012

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State House
Ballot measures (9 measures)		Preview Article

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

Elections by type

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2012

Louisiana lost a U.S. House seat from the 2010 redistricting process.

Members of the U.S. House from Louisiana -- Partisan Breakdown
Party	As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	5
Total	7	6

District	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
1st	M.V. Mendoza Steve Scalise Gary King David Turknett Arden Wells	Steve Scalise	Steve Scalise	No
2nd	Cedric Richmond Gary Landrieu Dwayne Bailey Josue Larose Caleb Trotter	Cedric Richmond	Cedric Richmond	No
3rd	Ron Richard Jeff Landry Charles Boustany Jr. Bryan Barrilleaux Jim Stark	Jeff Landry	Charles Boustany Jr.	No
4th	John Fleming Randall Lord	John Fleming	John Fleming	No
5th	Rodney Alexander Clay Steven Grant Ron Ceasar	Rodney Alexander	Rodney Alexander	No
6th	Bill Cassidy Rufus Holt Craig Jr. Richard Torregano	Bill Cassidy	Bill Cassidy	No
7th	District Removed in Redistricting	Charles Boustany Jr.	N/A	N/A

State executives

See also: Louisiana state executive official elections, 2012

There was one state executive position up for election.

• Louisiana Public Service Commission

Louisiana Public Service Commission Primary Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Angelle	57.2%	213,485
	Democratic	Forest Wright	20.5%	76,336
	Republican	Erich Ponti	11.6%	43,287
	Republican	Sarah Holliday	7.6%	28,214
	Independent	Greg Gaubert	3.2%	11,758
Total Votes	373,080
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

Ballot measures

See also: Louisiana 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Healthcare	Protects the state medicaid trust fund for the elderly from budget cuts.
LRCA	Amendment 2	Firearms	Adds additional constitutional protections to state gun rights.
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of Gov't	Requires more advance filing for bills involving public employee retirement
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Provides property tax exemptions to certain veterans' spouses
LRCA	Amendment 5	Law	Allows the legislature to deny retirement benefits to any public employee or official who commits a felony related to their office
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Authorizes the city of New Iberia to grant contracts for the exemption of property annexed by the city
LRCA	Amendment 7	Administration of Gov't	Restructures the composition of constitutional boards and commissions
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Allows local governments to opt-in to property tax exemptions for certain businesses
LRCA	Amendment 9	Laws	Established certain requirements prior to legislatively creating certain special districts

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Louisiana was one of 16 states to use an open primary system. Voters were required to register 30 days prior to the election in order to vote.^[1] (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 30 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 31 for the December 1st general election.^[2]

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Reside in Louisiana and in parish.^[3]
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

The following individuals are eligible to vote absentee in Louisiana:^[4]

1. Senior citizens, 65 years of age or older
2. Voters who expect to be temporarily absent from the state or their parish during the early voting period and on election day
3. Offshore workers
4. Residents of nursing homes, veterans' homes, or hospitals
5. Students, instructors, or professors (as well as their spouses and dependents) who are living outside of their parish
6. Ministers, priests, rabbis, or other members of the clergy who are assigned outside of their parish
7. Voters who moved more than 100 miles from the seat of their former parish within 30 days of an election
8. Voters who are involuntarily confined to a mental institution and have not been judicially declared incompetent
9. Voters who expect to be hospitalized on Election Day
10. Incarcerated voters who have not been convicted of a felony
11. Participants in the secretary of state's Address Confidentiality Program
12. Sequestered jurors

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Louisiana is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins 14 days before an election and ends seven days prior to Election Day.^[5]

See also

Footnotes