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Voter Registration
The mission of America's more than 3,000 colleges and universities is the education of our nation's next generation of leaders, and shaping of civic involvement in all graduates, no matter what their ultimate role in society.
As citizens in a democracy, one of our most basic responsibilities is to exercise our right to vote. As the vehicle carrying a large portion of our citizens into adulthood, it is a basic responsibility of our higher education institutions to encourage and facilitate widespread participation in the electoral process.
We face a challenging national agenda in the 21st century, with pressing issues on local, national, and international fronts. Citizens have an important role to play in shaping our response to this agenda --- and the way to do that is to vote.
To be eligible to register to vote, a person must
Louisiana law allows any person age seventeen to register to vote any time prior to the first election at which he/she shall have attained the age of 18 years. However, no one under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to vote in any election. An application for a seventeen year old shall be accepted ONLY if the applicant's birthday will occurs within the next three (3) months.
Persons in Louisiana can register to vote at the following designated locations:
Northwestern State University offers the following location for Voter Registration:
Voter Registration drives are also held during the Fall and Spring semesters. Dates, times, and locations will be posted.