Voter registration period opens

Voter books will close for mail or in-person registration is Wednesday, and Oct. 28 for electronic registration for the Nov. 18 general election.
Early voting will be Nov. 3-11 with the exception of Nov. 10 for Veterans Day. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 .m. at the Registrar’s Office at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin, third floor, and the branch office in Morgan City at 301 Third St. Voters can register at either office.
Up for consideration locally are a runoff for Third Ward Court Marshal in Franklin; four charter amendments in Patterson; and an east end millage renewal for the Wax Lake East Drainage District.