THE SLIDELL TIMES

Sheriff Special Election, Congressional Races And Local Contests Will Bring St. Tammany Voters Back To The Polls This Fall ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. Candidate qualifying for Louisiana's November 3 election entered its final day Friday, August 7, as the field continued to take shape for races affecting voters throughout St. Tammany Parish. The Louisiana Secretary of State's Office set the qualifying period for August 5 through August 7. Local and municipal candidates qualify through the clerk of court in the parish where they are registered to vote, while state and congressional candidates file with the Secretary of State. In St. Tammany, the Clerk of Court serves as the parish's chief elections officer and is responsible for qualifying local candidates, overseeing election-day procedures...