Early voting is approaching with the Nov. 21 general election in sight and runoffs for the St. Charles Parish president and Council District 5 races.
Early votes can be cast 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 7, Nov. 9 – 10 and Nov. 12 – 14 at the parish Registrars of Voters Office at the parish Courthouse, 15045 River Road in Hahnville, and Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy.
Larry Cochran, D-St. Rose, led the Oct. 24 election primary with 6,102 votes or 40.46 percent of the vote. Terry Authement, R-Boutte, got 3,966 votes or 26.30 percent of the vote.
The Council District 5 runoff will include Bobby J. Ducote, R-St. Rose, who got 746 votes or 41.89 percent of the vote. Ducote will face Marilyn Bellock, D-St. Rose, with 628 or 35.26 percent of the vote.
The Nov. 21 ballot also will include the governor’s race with John Bel Edwards, Democrat, in a runoff with David Vitter, Republican.
Also, the runoff for lieutenant governor will include Melvin L. “Kip” Holden, Democrat, and Billy Nungesser, Republican.
The state Attorney General runoff is between James D. “Buddy” Caldwell and Jeff Landry, both Republicans.
For early voting, visitors going to the parish courthouse will undergo security screenings.
All visitors will be screened at this location via metal detector, and all personal baggage will be X-rayed for prohibited items, including illegal narcotics, firearms, knives, scissors, carpet or box cutters, letter openers or other edged weapons that are considered contraband unless it can be shown that the person in possession has a legitimate need to possess the item inside the courthouse.
If the possession of contraband constitutes a criminal violation, the items will be seized and the person taken into custody or issued a criminal citation.
Individuals found with items that would otherwise be legal to carry, such as small pocketknives and pepper spray, will be advised they will not be allowed entry with the items in their possession. Additionally, security personnel will not store these items or accept them as discarded property.
Courthouse security will also be manned according to the schedule of after-hours activities that take place in the building, including early voting, Election Day voting, public meetings and court proceedings.
Cell phones are prohibited in all of the courthouse’s three courtrooms. Only court personnel or attorneys appearing before the court will be allowed to retain their cell phones while inside a courtroom. Anyone who fails to comply with this provision may be held in contempt of court.
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