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Lawmakers aim to restore trust in elections Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee discusses voter integrity bills By Chris Rosato | April 20, 2021 at 8:13 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 10:56 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - With about half the country’s trust in the voting system shaken, lawmakers in Louisiana are looking to restore that trust in the state’s elections with a new bill. “Senate Bill 221 is the voting systems bill that I believe will provide a much more open, transparent, fair, and accountable process for procuring voting systems,” said Sen. Sharon Hewitt...

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin BATON ROUGE, La. — Ahead of the upcoming April 24 election, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s office will test its electronic election results system on Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. During the test period, mock results will be displayed on the secretary of state’s website. These election results are only for testing purposes and do not reflect any actual results. Media outlets are strongly urged to test their election night broadcast systems, graphics and websites in conjunction with our testing so that any technical issues can be identified and remedied wit...

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin In an effort to ensure Louisiana’s continued confidence in election administration, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announces the formation of the Louisiana Commission on Election Integrity and Voting. “Despite the challenges brought on by natural disasters and a global pandemic, the 2020 Presidential election in Louisiana was free from controversy as seen in other states around the country,” Ardoin said. “With a record turnout of 70.1% in approximately 4,000 precincts across the state, our results were fully uploaded just after midnight.” In the months...

Louisiana's electors cast ballots for President Trump 3 months 1 week 5 days ago Monday, December 14 2020 Dec 14, 2020 December 14, 2020 7:59 PM December 14, 2020 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - Though President Trump was not re-elected, eight republicans from each of Louisiana's six congressional districts emphatically cast their ballots for him at the State Capitol on Monday. Trump won the state back in November with 58 percent of the vote. On the steps outside, a handful of his supporters clung to hope that he could still be president again, with some shouting, "Trump 2020. God b...

Louisiana's electors cast ballots for President Trump 4 months 2 days 6 hours ago Monday, December 14 2020 Dec 14, 2020 December 14, 2020 7:59 PM December 14, 2020 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - Though President Trump was not re-elected, eight republicans from each of Louisiana's six congressional districts emphatically cast their ballots for him at the State Capitol on Monday. Trump won the state back in November with 58 percent of the vote. On the steps outside, a handful of his supporters clung to hope that he could still be president again, with some shouting, "Trump 2020. God ...