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Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district

NPR Topics: News·Sam Gringlas·3 days ago
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People walk into a New Orleans school to cast their votes in Louisiana's statewide primary on May 16. Michael DeMocker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael DeMocker/Getty Images Republicans in the Louisiana legislature have approved a new congressional map ahead of the midterms that will likely net their party one seat in the race to control the House. Louisiana lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional in a sweeping decision last month that severely weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Following that ruling, and just days before early voting was set to begin — and with tens of thousands of voters having already returned mail ballots — Republican Gov. Jeff Landry pushed to delay the House primary elections scheduled for May 16, allowing the legislature to redraw the map. The rescheduled primaries are now set for Nov. 3 .…

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