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Louisiana woman has been working elections for over 45 years JOHN GUIDROZ, American Press FacebookTwitterEmail SULPHUR, La. (AP) More than 45 years ago, Anita Statum essentially stumbled into working as an election commissioner, filling in for a woman who had cancer. Unlike today’s rules, the job was simply given to her. “I don’t remember who told me about it,” said the longtime Sulphur resident. “I went to her house and got the commission. I’ve been going at it ever since.” Statum, now 67, works elections even when she isn’t scheduled to do so, filling commissioner shortages at various voting precincts. She said the work fills her need to stay busy, lets her catch up with old friends and revel in the excitement of election day. ....
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Election officials: LC mayor candidate lives outside city limits Map of LC shows Joshua Lewis s home and mailing address outside city limits (Source: kplc) By Theresa Schmidt | January 25, 2021 at 9:18 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 9:26 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -Qualifying wrapped up Friday for various offices including mayor of Lake Charles. Incumbent Nic Hunter faces three challengers and election officials confirm at least one does not have an address within the city limits of Lake Charles. To qualify, candidates must meet certain requirements. And to run for Lake Charles mayor you must live inside the city. Most would say “city limits” but one candidate disputes that wording. ....
Qualifying phase for State Representative District 35 ends today (Source: KPLC) By Patrick Deaville | January 6, 2021 at 11:33 AM CST - Updated January 8 at 12:06 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The qualifying phase for this month’s special election for the State Representative seat for District 35 began Wednesday and continues through today. The special election will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, to fill the unexpired term of Stephen Dwight. Brett Geymann, who previously held the seat from 2003 until 2015, formally entered the race Wednesday. For more information, visit calcclerkofcourt.com and geauxvote.com. Copyright 2021 KPLC. All rights reserved. 71 ....