Landry suspends Louisiana’s May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling
The Hill
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Landry signed an executive order suspending the elections, for which early voting was set to…
Louisiana primary suspended after ruling
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