Absentee ballots for March 25 have been mailed

Absentee ballots have been mailed out for the March 25 election. St. Mary Registrar of Voters Terry Foulcard asks voters to be on the lookout for your ballot in the mail.

If you do not receive your ballot by Friday, please contact the Registrar of Voters Office at 337-828-4100 ext. 362

The deadline to return your ballot is 4:30 p.m. March 24.

The last day to register to vote or make any changes to your registration is March 4. You will only be allowed to do this by going to www.geauxvote.com

The deadline to register to vote or make changes in person or by mail has passed.

All St. Mary voters will be asked to decide whether to amend the parish charter to raise the parish president’s salary from $12,000 per year to the average salary for the mayors of the five St. Mary municipalities.

Also, voters in District 4 in west St. Mary will choose a School Board member to replace Pearl Rack, who resigned before the November election.

Interim member Debra R. Jones, who was appointed to replace Rack temporarily, is being challenged by Mark R. Romero.