Early voting for the Nov. 5 Presidential General and Open Congressional Election began today (Friday, Oct. 18) and continues through Tuesday, Oct. 29 (excluding Sunday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 27) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Voters are being asked to consider five amendments to the Louisiana Constitution in this fall’s election cycle, with the proposals split across the Nov. 5 and Dec. 7 ballots. The issues involve coastal  restoration financing, passage of budget bills, judicial misconduct investigations and tax sales.

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), a nonpartisan educational and research organization, has provided detailed reports on the constitutional amendments set before voters across more than four decades.

This latest PAR Guide to the 2024 Constitutional Amendments reviews each proposal for the November and December ballots in the order they will appear before voters. The guide does not make recommendations about how to vote, but offers analysis and provides arguments of supporters and opponents of each proposal for voters to make their own decisions.

The five amendments were passed by lawmakers in the regular legislative session earlier this year. Each proposal had to receive a two-thirds favorable vote in the House and Senate to reach the ballot. Now, each amendment needs a majority vote at the polls to get enacted. See guide below.