BATON ROUGE — The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV for the Dec. 12 election is Thursday. 

The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Nov. 21.

Early voting will be from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, excluding Sunday, Nov. 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Dec. 8 by 4:30 p.m. The deadline for a Registrar of Voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is Dec. 11 by 4:30 p.m.

On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Voters will cast their ballots in multiple races during the Dec. 12 election, including runoffs to choose between Republican Gabe Firment and Democrat Patricia Moore to represent the 5th Congressional District and Democrat Chauna Banks and Republican Blake Miguez to represent the 6th Congressional District.

The State Senate seat representing the 14th Congressional District is also on the ballot, with voters deciding between Democrat Cleo Fields and unaffiliated Joel Porter. 

A full list of candidates can be found here.