What to expect for Election Day 2024

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The polls have opened and voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots this Election Day 2024.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, registered voters will be electing the next president of the United States. Running for the Oval Office is Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump and other party affiliates including Rachele Fruit, Jill Stein, Mattie Preston, Chase Oliver, Peter Sonski, Randall Terry, Robert Kennedy, Cornel West, Claudia De La Cruz.

Polling locations are set to open at 6 a.m.

Chief Election Officer Darren Lombard for the City of New Orleans says there are 118 polling locations across Orleans Parish with 756 polling machines.

In regard to preparations, Lombard said the process takes months.

“It involves several entities including the city council, the sheriff’s office, the Board of Registrars Office also the Secretary of State. So we are all partners in this and it takes a lot of input from other agencies to put it on,” said Lombard.

On the topic of election interference, he says its a matter of transparency.

“In my office it’s a matter of transparency. if anyone has a question, they would usually call us and at that point, we would invite them to have a conversation and if they want to they can take the journey with us. If you want to come in and watch the machine being sealed or count the vote, we allow that.”

He adds that there are New Orleans deputies with them involved in transporting the machines.

Lombard said that Orleans Parish is the largest parish in the state, therefore results usually get our results rapped up by 10:30 p.m.

Polls close at 8 p.m. but if yo are in line before then, you will still be allowed to vote.

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