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Voters Sue Over Louisiana Governor’s Move to Delay Primary
Voters have sued Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and state officials to block the suspension of the state’s House primary after a Supreme Court ruling that the second majority-Black congressional district was unconstitutional. The suits argue the suspension disrupts already ongoing processes, with early voting having occurred and some ballots remaining on the ballot while primary results are not counted. The actions followed the court decision in Louisiana v. Callais and the governor’s move to redraw districts. The lawsuits are being filed by voting rights groups, lawmakers, and individual candidates, with at least one case naming Lindsay Garcia and Eugene Collins as plaintiffs.
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Louisiana House candidate sues over suspended primary
Louisiana congressional candidate Lindsay Garcia (D) on Thursday sued Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to block the suspension of the state’s House primary elections after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional gerrymander. Garcia and voter Eugene Collins.
Voting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections
State’s governor has ordered congressional primary halted until state can redraw districts and dilute Black vote The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit on behalf of Louisiana voting rights groups on Friday, asking a state court to block the state’s governor, Jeff Landry, and secretary of state, Nancy Landry.
Voters Sue Over Louisiana Governor’s Move to Delay Primary
Legal challenges are mounting over the decision to suspend the state’s May House primary after a Supreme Court ruling found that the congressional map was unconstitutional.
ACLU of Louisiana: 'There is no court in this nation that has ordered the governor of Louisiana to stop an election midway'
CNN’s Boris Sanchez speaks with the Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana Alanah Odoms. On Thursday, Louisiana Republicans delayed the May 16 primaries for US House one day after the US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the state’s congressional map and calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander. Odoms says.