Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports - Reuters
Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports Reuters
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"I planned to suspend next month’s primary elections to allow state lawmakers to pass a new congressional map."
— Jeff Landry , Politician
"The Supreme Court has ended Louisiana’s long-running nightmare of federal courts coercing the state to draw a racially discriminatory map."
— Liz Murrill , Politician
"They could have dropped it [the decision] on us in February, they could have dropped this on us in January."
— Jeff Landry , Politician
"This is gonna have long-term implications for the representation of minority interests in the state."
— Robert Hogan , Academic
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Senate President of Louisiana.
Republican Governor Jeff Landry celebrated the ruling regarding the Ten Commandments law.
Governor of Alabama.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill commented on the ruling related to the law.
The governor of Louisiana involved in legislative decisions regarding the state's election.
Louisiana Secretary of State.
Speaker of the House in Louisiana.
Political science professor at LSU.
Tate Reeves is the Governor of Mississippi.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxOajF4cDZpckFaZ2dLWDB0bk9JNDhpOEtBOXJZa2tXWEt0NGFndE5hVFktYVJYWFE2cmpBSWhHdTBoZnFyMzFhemV0SkN3WmVsX2tUVmhrajRnZHl1QkphT3lHQ0tyRXNNYnhkeTJtNlE5VU1GbnZWMTBCVk5FS3RpYWdHMXRYaG90ZUdxeldwLVJ6NnlZV0RhSmQtMFh4QTZRNjNXN2QyV0F6dUpRVHA3RHF1Z2VKdnp2SDJ5TGV0RXQtX0E?oc=5" target="_blank">Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections to allow state lawmakers to redraw the congressional map, following a Supreme Court decision that found the current map unconstitutional.
Following the Supreme Court's ruling that Louisiana's congressional map is unconstitutional, state officials are considering redrawing the map and delaying upcoming elections.
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, ruling it violated the Voting Rights Act, leading to potential delays in upcoming elections as the state considers redrawing the map.
Governor Jeff Landry intends to suspend the May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers to pass a new congressional map, following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the existing map.
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