Louisiana claims supreme court voting rights decision means it cannot carry out primaries with current electoral maps – live
Louisiana has postponed its May congressional primaries after a recent Supreme Court ruling required the state to redraw its electoral maps, citing legal constraints from the decision that weakened protections in the Voting Rights Act. Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill stated the state cannot proceed with elections under the current map, which has been enjoined by the court. The postponement is part of a broader trend in southern states reevaluating district boundaries ahead of the November midterms.
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10.59 EDTLouisiana postpones May primaries after supreme court rules state must redraw congressional mapsLouisiana moved to postpone its May primaries on Thursday in a move that came as other southern states are also scrambling to redraw congressional districts in response to the supreme court’s Wednesday ruling that severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act.Before the supreme court’s decision, eliminating a key protection against racial discrimination in drawing voting maps, some states had already begun initiating processes to redraw districts and gut Black voting power.
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