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Multiple lawsuits have been filed seeking to force the elections for U.S. House to proceed. Among them was one filed by 5th District Democratic candidate Lindsay Garcia, who said Landry was out of bounds in calling off the House elections.
“Anybody who’s read the Constitution knows that the authority, in order to judge the time, manners and all places of elections, is rested within the State Legislature. Within his own executive order, he contradicts himself,” Garcia explained.
While the House elections are suspended, early voting for all other races, including U.S. Senate, is underway, which Garcia says adds to the problem.
“What it is, is Governor Jeff Landry doing everything he can to create the confusion, which is what he is getting right now,” Garcia said.
Garcia points out that, as is the case with all Supreme Court rulings, there is a waiting period of 32 days before Wednesday’s ruling becomes final, so the ruling would not become final until well after the May 16th primary election.
“Nor do they also say in that order anywhere, ‘I’m going to give the authority to Governor Jeff Landry to suspend elections despite the fact that it is unconstitutional because that right belongs to the Louisiana Legislature,'” Garcia noted.
In a separate case, the 19th Judicial District Court Friday afternoon rejected an attempt to force the state to hold the U.S. House elections.
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