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701 N. Columbia Street
Post Office Box 1090
Covington, LA 70434

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A ST. TAMMANY ELECTION WORKER? - For more information, CLICK HERE!

ONLINE ELECTION COMMISSIONER INSTRUCTION - CLICK HERE for a Powerpoint Presentation of the Commissioner Instruction class.

PURPLE BOOK - click to view our instruction manual for commissioners.

PRECINCT PREPARATION CHECKLIST - CLICK HERE for Commissioners in Charge and Commissioners.

ELECTION NIGHT CHECKLIST - CLICK HERE for Commissioners in Charge and Commissioners.

STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS DATABASE - search over 4,500 statewide, parish and local elected officials. This database includes their addresses, telephone numbers as well as the expiration date of their current term of office.

PRECINCT BALLOT DATABASE - any voter can view and print their individual precinct level ballot for an upcoming election. All that is required is for the voter to know their precinct number. *Please note: You need to be aware that not all races that are included on a ballot will be voted on by all voters in a particular precinct .

ELECTION RETURNS - statewide as well as parish election returns are now available over the web. Voters can see the returns as they come in on election night. or they can conduct a search for the official election returns back to 1982. Election results from St. Tammany Parish are also provided by the Clerk of Court on the Government Access Channel (Charter Cable Channel 10) as well.

FUTURE ELECTION DATES:

2012	2013
March 24, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary & Municipal Primary Democratic Presidential Nominee* Republican Presidential Nominee* Democratic State Central Committee Member Republican State Central Committee Member Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member Republican Parish Executive Committee Member City of Madisonville Mayor City of Madisonville Councilmen City of Mandeville Mayor City of Mandeville Council Members Special Election - Justice of the Peace Ward 7 *Candidates qualify with Secretary of State Deadline for propositions: January 13, 2012 Qualifying Period: December 7-9, 2011	April 6, 2013 Municipal Primary Election Note: There are NO regularly scheduled elections for this date. Deadline to call a special election: January 18, 2013 Deadline for propositions: January 25, 2013 Qualifying period: February 13-15, 2013
April 21, 2012 Municipal General Run-off for the above races Deadline for propositions: March 6, 2012	May 4, 2013 Municipal General Run-off for the above races, (if any) Deadline for propositions: March 19, 2013
November 6, 2012 Open Primary/Congressional/ Presidential Presidential Electors* President/Vice President* U.S. Representative* Court of Appeal* *Candidates qualify with the Secretary of State. Deadline for propositions: August 27, 2012 Qualifying period: August 15-17, 2012	October 19, 2013 Open Primary Note: There are NO regularly scheduled elections for this date. Deadline to call a special election: August 2, 2013 Deadline for propositions: August 9, 2013 Qualifying period: August 14 - 16, 2013
December 1, 2012 Open General/ Congressional Run-off Election for the above races Deadline for propositions: October 16, 2012	November 16, 2013 Open General Run-off for the above races, (if any) Deadline for propositions: October 1, 2013

Note: DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE LEGISLATURE

CANDIDATE DATABASE - search the names, addresses, and party affiliations of persons who have qualified for or withdrawn from upcoming elections, or who ran for office in previous elections (back to 1982). This database also includes propositions and amendments but does not include any vote totals.

QUALIFYING INFORMATION - Considering running for public office? Information is available on the qualifications needed to run for public office, the fees required and the forms that may be needed for qualifying such as a nominating petition and/or a "Notice of Candidacy" form. The nominating petition is available from the Clerk of Court's office, and the "Notice of Candidacy" form can also be obtained from the Clerk of Court's office or downloaded from this site. Just click on the Qualifying Information link above then click on the "For and About Candidates" link.