Kilbourne, Louisiana Public Records

The voter registration deadline is 30 days before any election, or 20 days for online registration. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 17 years old (16 to pre-register), Louisiana residents, and not currently under an order of imprisonment for felony conviction. Acceptable identification includes a Louisiana driver's license or Louisiana Special ID card number. As an unincorporated community, Kilbourne has no municipal government and therefore holds no mayoral or city council elections. Instead, residents vote in West Carroll Parish Police Jury elections, with the parish divided into electoral districts. Local voters also participate in elections for the West Carroll Parish School Board, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, and other parish offices. These parish elections occur on regularly scheduled dates established by Louisiana law. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the GeauxVote polling place locator at www.GeauxVote.com by entering their address or using the voter information lookup tool. West Carroll Parish operates several polling locations on election day, with voters in the Kilbourne area assigned based on their precinct. Polling places are open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM on election day. Louisiana's public records law provides access to various election records. Voter registration lists are available through the Secretary of State's office, though with restrictions on commercial use. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political action committees are publicly accessible through the Louisiana Board of Ethics at www.ethics.la.gov. Candidate qualifying information is available through the Secretary of State and local Registrar of Voters offices. Election results by precinct become public record and are posted by the Secretary of State and parish Registrars following certification. The parish has historically leaned heavily Republican in recent election cycles. Louisiana does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Kilbourne voters are published by the Louisiana Secretary of State (https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/). Voters should check with the Registrar of Voters office closer to the election for confirmed candidate lists and any local propositions or tax renewals on the ballot. Louisiana offers early voting beginning 14 days before an election and ending seven days before election day, excluding Sundays. Early voting locations and hours are announced by the Registrar of Voters prior to each election. The state also allows absentee voting by mail for voters who qualify under specific categories including being age 65 or older, being physically disabled, being absent from the parish during early voting and election day, being a military member or spouse/dependent, being involuntarily confined due to jury duty or hospitalization, being a voter who has moved to another parish during the 30-day registration blackout period, being incarcerated but not under a final felony conviction, or being a minister, priest, or rabbi assigned away from the parish. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Registrar of Voters, and voted ballots must be returned by election day to be counted. More information about absentee voting is available at www.GeauxVote.com or by contacting the West Carroll Parish Registrar of Voters at (318) 428-2378.