voting hours

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal to shorten voting hours on most election days in Louisiana has been revived by a state Senate committee that killed the idea earlier this month. Currently, poll hours run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The House-approved measure pushed by Secretary of State Tom Schedler would push back the opening of polls to 7 a...

Rep. Franklin Foil's bill would shorten voting hours on most election days by one hour.

Shorter voting hours. That's what Secretary of State Tom Schedler wants lawmakers to get passed this upcoming legislative session.

Another effort is on the way to change the state's voting hours.