Hammond, Louisiana Public Records

Applicants must provide a Louisiana driver's license or Louisiana Special ID card number, along with name, date of birth, and address. Louisiana requires voters to present photo identification at polling places, including Louisiana driver's license, Louisiana Special ID, or other generally recognized picture ID. Hammond conducts municipal elections for mayor and city council seats, with mayoral elections typically held every four years. The most recent mayoral election was in 2024 when Pete Panepinto was elected mayor. The Hammond City Council consists of five council members elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections are held on dates established by the Louisiana Election Code, typically in the fall of election years with runoffs if no candidate receives a majority. City election information is available through Hammond City Hall at 310 East Charles Street (phone: 985-277-5610) and the parish Registrar of Voters. Hammond residents can find their assigned polling place using the GeauxVote lookup tool at https://voterportal.sos.la.gov by entering their name and date of birth or address. In the November 2024 presidential election, Tangipahoa Parish reported voter turnout of approximately 62%, with over 43,000 ballots cast from approximately 70,000 registered voters. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, Hammond and Tangipahoa Parish voters will decide several important races. Louisiana does not have U.S. Senate seats up in 2026 (next Senate race is 2026 with Senator Bill Cassidy's seat). State legislative races for the Louisiana House of Representatives and potentially Louisiana Senate seats representing Tangipahoa Parish will be on the ballot, with Hammond falling within District 72 and other legislative districts. Parish-level offices including Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, and School Board positions may be contested depending on term expirations. Voters should consult the Louisiana Secretary of State's election calendar at www.sos.la.gov for confirmed candidate lists and ballot measures as the election approaches. Louisiana's unique election system uses a "jungle primary" where all candidates regardless of party appear on the same ballot, with the top two vote-getters advancing to a runoff if no candidate receives 50% plus one vote. Early voting in Louisiana begins 14 days before election day and continues through seven days before, excluding Sundays. Absentee voting by mail is available for voters who will be absent from the parish on election day, are hospitalized or physically disabled, are 65 or older, are incarcerated but still eligible to vote, are military or overseas voters, or are ministers or spouses assigned away from the parish. Mail-in absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Registrar of Voters, with ballots requested by the fourth day before the election. Louisiana election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program at www.ethics.la.gov, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results published by the Secretary of State at https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical after each election.