Date: 2/05/2026 02:53:50
From: dv
ID: 2386892
Subject: re: US Politics 2026 #1
The Congressional Primary elections in Louisiana have been cancelled, despite early voting having started.
The election will be held at a later date with revised congressional boundaries.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/louisiana-house-primary-delay-congressional-map-00900005
“The Supreme Court’s decision to weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has set off a scramble across various southern Republican-led states, with top candidates and party chairs from Georgia to Tennessee calling for special sessions to dismantle majority-minority districts. Still, it will be difficult for the party to push through more maps ahead of the midterms.”