Where do you go to vote in Adams County, Concordia Parish? Here's how to find out – Mississippi's best community newspaper

By JAN GRIFFEY and SABRINA ROBERTSON

As the Nov. 5 general election approaches, residents across the Miss Lou area are preparing to go to the polls. However, a traditional map showing where Adams County and Concordia Parish residents should vote is not available for voters who may be unsure of their polling location following the recent redistricting.

But poll workers said that thanks to technology and phones, information about whether a person is registered to vote and where their voting precinct is is readily available.

Adams County

Adams County voters will join the rest of the country on Tuesday, November 5, in voting to elect a new president. Adams County voters will also elect a U.S. Senator and U.S. House Representative for the Second District, as well as a Supreme Court Justice.

Redistricting occurred in 2022, changing precincts and district boundaries for some voters throughout Adams County. And to complicate matters, voters will go to county precincts to cast their ballots – rather than the city precincts used in June's local elections.

Voters who have access to the internet can use the Mississippi Secretary of State's election website to ensure they are registered and to find their voting location. The website address is yallvote.ms. On this website, you can click “My Election Day” and enter your address to find your polling place, a sample ballot and current incumbents.

Additionally, Tracy Gaude, an Adams County elections commissioner, said anyone can contact the Adams County Election Commission office at 601-445-7905 from now until Election Day.

“I would like to point out that the election last June was a city election and people voted in their district. The November election is a county election and voters must go to their county voting precinct,” Gaude said. “This can be confusing for voters because the two are usually not the same thing. Anyone can call the elections office at 601-445-7905 to confirm their location.”

Each of Adams County's five supervisory districts has four voting districts each, except District 1, which has three voting districts.

Below is a list of districts with their name, location name and physical address.

DISTRICT 1

By-Pass Fire Precinct, Zion Hill Church, 349 Lower Woodville Road

Bellemont Precinct, Crosspoint Church, 285 Highland Blvd.

Courthouse, Adams County Courthouse, 115 South Wall St.

DISTRICT 2

Beau Pre, Calvary Baptist Church, 522 Highway 61 South

Duncan Park, Duncan Park Canteen, 57 Duncan Park Road

Kingston, Kingston School House/Community Center, 799 Kingston Road

Liberty Park, Adams County Safe Room, 323 Liberty Road

DISTRICT 3

Concord, Christian Hope Baptist Church, 301 LaSalle St.

Maryland Heights, Maryland Heights Rec Building, 111 Dumas Drive

NPS Multipurpose Room, David Steckler Multipurpose Room, 311 Liberty Road

Palestine, Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Department, 1196 Liberty Road

DISTRICT 4

Zimmermann, Rose Hill Baptist Church, 607 1/2 Madison St.

Morgantown, Morgantown Elementary School, 101 Cottage Home Drive

Northside, Frazier School, 1445 George F. West Blvd.

Pine Ridge, District 4 Barn, 176 Foster Mound Road

DISTRICT 5

Airport, Airport Terminal, 434 Airport Road

Foster Mound, District 5 Fire Station, 228 Foster Mound Road

Oakland, Community Chapel Church, 100 Oakland Drive

Washington, New Hope Baptist Church, 417 Morgantown Road

Concordia Parish

Likewise, Louisiana voters with internet access can easily view their sample ballot, find out their voter registration status and find out their polling place by entering their information at voterportal.sos.la.gov.

Those unable to do so can always contact the Registrar of Voters' office at 318-336-7770 or visit the office at the Concordia Parish Courthouse, 4001 Carter St., Suite K, to find answers to any voting questions you may have.

“That’s what we’re here for,” said Concordia Parish voter registrar Golda Ensminger.

In addition to electing a new U.S. President, voters in Concordia Parish will also decide who represents the 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives and vote yes or no on a constitutional amendment to amend Article VII, Section 10.2 to create revenue to include energy generated from alternative or renewable energy sources and credited by the Treasurer to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.

In Districts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4 and part of District 1-2, there will also be a special election to elect James Skipper or David Turner, both independents, as justice of the peace in District 1.

A portion of District 2-1 will not elect party candidate Kevin “Cajun” Friloux or independent Sheila Trust Gardner for Justice of the Peace in District 2.

District 4-1 will hold two special elections to elect Independent “Connie” Adair or independent candidate Veller Ray Carroll as the next Mayor of the Village of Ridgecrest and Democrat Gerald “G” White or Independent Don Lucas Williams as the Village Council of Ridgecrest Ridgecrest Village.

Like Adams County, Concordia Parish experienced redistricting in 2022 due to population shifts resulting from the 2020 decennial United States Census, which will shift some voters to a new voting district. Due to these population changes, the municipality also decided to merge several electoral districts and relocate its polling stations, as some districts did not have the minimum number of 200 registered voters for a electoral district.

The municipality is now divided into five districts with 18 different electoral districts, three of which share a polling station. They are as follows.

1-1, Ferriday Health Unit, 905 Mickey Gilley Ave.

1-2, Ferriday City Hall, 1116 Second St.

1-3 and 1-3A, Ferriday Lower Elementary School, 110 Batemen Drive

1-4, Clayton City Hall, 101 Shady Lane

2-1 and 3-2, Concordia Parish School Board Annex, 508 John Dale Drive

3-1, City of Vidalia Hydro Building, 409 Texas St.

3-3 and 3-4, New Courthouse, 4001 Carter St.

4-1, Ridgecrest City Hall, 116 Foster Dr.

4-2, Ridgecrest Elementary School, 214 Robert Webber Drive

4-3, Doty Road Center, 109 Doty Road

4-4 Ferriday High School, 801 NEE Wallace Blvd.

5-1, Business School, 2100 NEE Wallace Blvd.

5-4, Sonny's Food Mart, 15119 US Highway 84

5-5, Sheriff's Substation – Monterey, 6098 Louisiana Highway 129

5-6, Paul's Store, 8607 Louisiana Highway 129