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Louisiana scores among the Top Ten states in the U.S. for the integrity of its elections. Secretary of state Kyle Ardoin oversees elections and voting. He says the ranking by the Heritage Foundation is a testament to the hard work of his staff and local registrars.
“So we got perfect scores in restrictions on vote harvesting or trafficking, access of election observers, vote counting practices and registration on the same day, and automatic or mandatory voter registration, which we prevent,” said Ardoin.
The 2021 Election Integrity Scorecard rated the state for implementing voter ID, management of absentee voting, vote counting practices, and verification of identity and citizenship. Ardoin says it’s pleasing to have both sides of the political fence agree that Louisiana is doing a good job.
Ardoin says few states are faced with having to overcome election schedule deviations due to natural disasters, but it’s something his people do regularly and well.
This year’s fall elections were pushed back a month this year due to Hurricane Ida.
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