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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Louisiana to suspend early voting after Supreme Court ruled its election maps unconstitutional

Republican leadership in Louisiana has suspended the upcoming primary elections for the six House seats up for grabs after the Supreme Court ruled the state must redraw its congressional map, according to a report.

MAGA’s Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, appointed by President Donald Trump as special envoy to Greenland, announced the plans in a statement Thursday, just two days before early voting in the May 16 primary elections was due to begin, and despite overseas ballots being sent out weeks ago.

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