ORGANIZE A REGISTRATION DRIVE

Interested in conducting a voter registration drive?

Beginning August 1, 2024, all third-party voter registration organizations must register before conducting a third-party voter registration drive.

Individuals and entities interested in conducting a third-party voter registration drive must register with the Secretary of State's Office or their parish Registrar of Voters Office prior to conducting a drive by completing a Voter Registration Drive Contact Form and submitting it to our office or Registrar of Voters Office. (La. R.S. 18:119). You may submit in person to the Registrar of Voters Office, the Secretary of State’s Office, or by emailing the contact form back to outreach@sos.la.gov.

A third-party voter registration drive is defined as the solicitation, distribution, or collection of voter registration applications by a third-party voter registration organization. Individuals and entities are considered to be a third-party voter registration organization if they solicit, distribute, or collect voter registration applications and are not required by law to do so. Individuals who only seek to encourage or assist immediate family members in registering to vote do not have to register as a third-party voter registration organization.

Contact us to receive important information before conducting a voter registration drive and to order voter registration applications.

IMPORTANT: No individual or entity conducting a voter registration drive shall fill out information on another individual’s voter registration application, except when providing assistance. No individual or entity can alter any information contained on the voter registration application. Voter registration applications submitted by applicants may contain private and protected information and cannot be copied or reproduced for any purpose other than fulfilling the person's duties relative to registration of voters as provided by law. All completed voter registration applications received by a third-party voter registration organization must be turned into the parish Registrar of Voters Office within 30 days of receipt of the completed application or by the close of registration for the next election, whichever occurs first. Please turn the completed registration forms into the Registrar of Voters Office of the parish in which the applicant resides.

Please see La. R.S. 18:1461.2 and R.S. 18:1461.7 for prohibited activities related to voter registration. Violators shall be fined not more than $2,000 or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both, for the first offense.

Voter Registration Drive Best Practices

Review the Voter Registration Drive Packet for more information on how to conduct a successful third-party voter registration drive.