U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling
Louisiana has suspended its U.S. House primaries following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander.' The suspension was announced by Gov. Jeff Landry, who stated that allowing elections to proceed under the current map would 'undermine the integrity of our system and violate the rights of our voters.'
Louisiana has suspended its upcoming U.S. House primaries after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is unconstitutional. Gov. Jeff Landry announced the suspension, citing the need to uphold the rule of law and allow the Legislature time to pass a fair and lawful congressional map. The rest of Louisiana's primaries, including for U.S. Senate, will proceed as scheduled on May 16. Early voting starts Saturday, but votes cast in the U.S. House races will not be counted. The Supreme Court's ruling centered on one of the state's two Democratic-held districts and is expected to lead to the redrawing of the congressional map to eliminate at least one of those Democratic seats. Absentee ballots for the state primary have already been sent out.
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