A group of Louisiana voters and voting rights groups filed a state lawsuit Friday challenging Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order to postpone the state’s May 16 primaries for the House.
The lawsuit seeks to block Landry’s move, arguing in part it exceeds the governor’s authority to invoke emergency power to stop elections because of a Supreme Court ruling, rather than a natural disaster, public health or other safety emergency.
Plaintiffs and counsel, who sought a temporary restraining order from a Louisiana court, said in a news release any last-minute effort to alter election procedures or enact discriminatory maps must be stopped.
