If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

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Marc E. Elias @marceelias 4h
How is this being treated as normal?

A Republican governor is declaring a state of emergency to cancel an ongoing election for Congress. If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

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Louisiana sued for suspending active election, nullifying votes to draft GOP gerrymander

Just one day after the Court struck down the state’s congressional map, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) declared an “emergency” and halted U.S. House primaries — even though absentee ballots had already been cast and early voting was set to begin within days.

State officials have said the suspension is meant to give lawmakers time to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map after the Supreme Court ruling — opening the door for the GOP-controlled legislature to enact a new gerrymander before the midterms.

The lawsuit filed Thursday, claims Louisiana crossed various Constitutional lines by stopping an election in progress.

“This Court is asked to do something simple: stop a state from canceling an election that is already underway,” the plaintiffs wrote. “The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais did not order the May 16 election canceled — and did not authorize it. The judgment in Callais is not yet even final.”

More than 100,000 absentee ballots had been sent to voters across the state, including students and active-duty military members.

Some had already been completed and returned.

“At the moment Callais was decided, an election was already underway,” the complaint adds. “A substantial number of absentee ballots had already been received and cast by qualified electors.”

Despite that, state officials moved forward with suspending only the congressional races — leaving all other contests on the ballot intact.

Voters can still cast ballots for Senate, state offices and constitutional amendments — but any votes for U.S. House races won’t count.

read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/louisiana-sued-for-suspending-active-election-nullifying-votes-to-draft-gop-gerrymander/