Louisiana Gov. Defends Scrapping 45,000 Ballots During Redistricting
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended halting the congressional primaries to redraw maps and discarding about 45,000 ballots, saying those ballots are discarded and those voters will vote again in November; his remarks surfaced in a court filing as Democrats challenge the redraw tied to the Supreme Court’s Callais v. Louisiana decision, framing it within ongoing debates over gerrymandering and voting rights.
- Louisiana governor: Discarding 45,000 votes ‘not a big’ deal and ‘not my fault’ Democracy Docket
- Sen. Morris responds after telling Democrats “y’all need to shut up” in redistricting committee WAFB
- Louisiana's governor on the Supreme Court decision and his suspending of House primary elections CBS News
- Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats AP News
- 'It’s not a big deal': Landry defends suspending of House primary elections on CBS’ 60 Minutes WWLTV.com
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