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fromwww.aljazeera.com
20 hours ago

Why Louisiana paused its US House primary election amid redistricting push

Louisiana’s governor paused a congressional candidate primary after a Supreme Court ruling, prompting rights groups to claim constitutional violations and confusion.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder

It is going to be a rough few years. But I am actually confident that a galvanized American people, focused American people, can right the system.
US Elections
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Canceled House Races Cause Confusion as Louisiana Early Voting Begins

Trump influences GOP to alter district maps amid election confusion in Louisiana.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Voting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections

The ACLU filed a suit on behalf of Louisiana voting rights groups, asking a state court to block the state's governor and secretary of state from suspending congressional elections.
SF politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Trump uses Supreme Court ruling that weakens minority voting rights to improve his chances at the polls

The Supreme Court's conservative bloc deemed it unconstitutional because it had been drawn using racial criteria. In light of that ruling, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declared on Thursday that the current map is illegal and therefore cannot be used in the primaries.
US Elections
NYC politics
fromBallotpedia
10 months ago

Voters in one of the 31 states with mandatory judicial retirement ages-Louisiana-will decide whether to raise their age - Ballotpedia News

Louisiana voters will decide in 2026 whether to raise the judicial retirement age from 70 to 75.
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