Louisiana’s Secretary of State on Thursday announced the state would suspend the May 16 House primaries in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the state’s congressional map one day earlier. The Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday about Louisiana’s congressional map could have implications for several southern states, as it weakened the relevant
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Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday that the state will suspend the House primaries for the upcoming elections on May 16 in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the state’s Congressional map. Landry said that while the U.S. House races will remain on voters’ ballots, “any votes cast in those races