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Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision
A day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s congressional map was unconstitutional, Gov. Jeff Landry moved ahead with the state’s Senate primary, a decision criticized by Sen. Bill Cassidy as disappointing. The ruling prompted suspensions of primary elections in Louisiana, while other states consider redrawing maps. CNN notes the broader gerrymandering scramble following the decision, and Fox News reports the Louisiana pause came after the Supreme Court ruling striking down a majority-Black district. The Hill provides Cassidy’s direct reproach, tying Landry’s action to the voting-rights decision.
Louisiana suspended its May congressional primaries following the Supreme Court ruling, creating a concrete political and administrative stake as the state proceeds with the Senate primary and triggering broader debates on voting-rights and district maps.
Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Thursday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) deciding to move forward with the state’s Senate primary election next month was “disappointing.” Landry signed an executive order earlier Thursday suspending the House primary elections in Louisiana, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that.
Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins discusses the state's newly approved congressional map, which could secure four additional House seats for Republicans. Louisiana’s May congressional primaries have been suspended after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down a majority Black congressional district.
Supreme Court decision sets off gerrymandering scramble
A day after the Supreme Court further gutted the Voting Rights Act , Republican-led states are eying changes to boost the GOP’s gerrymandering effort at the expense of voters of color, while voting rights groups are trying to limit the impact of the ruling on this year’s midterms. The Supreme Court kicked off the.
Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts
The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With President Donald Trump's poll numbers fading.