The U.S. Presidential candidates propose their campaign policies 

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, citizens of the United States of America will take to the voting polls and elect the next President. After a tumultuous start to the election campaign year, the  current Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are as follows. 

For the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump has been nominated as presidential candidate along with James Vance as his vice presidential pick. The Democratic Party has nominated Vice President Kamala Harris for presidency, and Tim Walz as the vice presidential nominee. 

Former President Donald Trump presents his presidential platform with strong conservative ideals. According to his presidential campaign website, he has made 20 core promises to his supporters. Those include sealing the Mexico/U.S. border, carrying out mass deportation, ending inflation, tax cuts for workers, cutting federal fundings for schools, the prevention of World War III and the deportation of pro-Hamas radicals on college campuses. 

Other policies Trump endorsed are making America the dominant energy producer in the world, defending freedom of speech, religion and the right to keep and bear arms and canceling the electric vehicle mandate. Included in these promises is an iron dome missile defense shield over the entire country.

In the 2024 GOP Platform issues of protections on American workers and farmers from unfair trade, senior citizen protection and the affordable American Dream are presented and delineated. 

Vice President Kamala Harris displayed hardy Democratic stances throughout her campaign policies. In her presidential campaign website, she proposed tax cuts for middle class families, the growth of small businesses, bringing down the cost of healthcare and tackling the climate crisis. 

Harris endorsed the restoration and protection of reproductive and civil rights, the banning of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, securing bipartisan border security bills and supporting military service members and veterans. The Project 2025 Agenda is also delineated throughout her policies and issues as an alleged future political agenda that Trump will implement upon his election.

In the state of Louisiana, absentee ballot deadlines are as follows. To request a ballot, applications must be received by Nov. 1 by 4:40 p.m. CDT. To return a ballot by mail it must be received by Nov. 4 by 4:30 p.m. CDT. To return a ballot in person it must be done so by Nov. 4 by 4:30 p.m. CDT. 

Early voting is Oct. 18 through Oct. 29 (excluding Sunday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 27) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. In person voting takes place Nov. 5. Voters in Louisiana may use the Louisiana Voter Portal to find where they may vote on election day, or call their parish Registrar of Voters Office. 

When casting, voters are expected to present a driver’s license, a Louisiana Special ID, LA Wallet digital driver’s license, a United States military identification card that contains voter’s name and picture or some other generally recognized picture ID that contains the voter’s name and signature.