Suspending an election days before it starts is a nightmare for voter turnout and confidence, no matter which side of the aisle you’re on. It’s hard to imagine the chaos of having the races still on the ballot but telling people their votes won’t actually be counted. Regardless of the redistricting outcome, the timing here feels like a massive mess for everyone involved.
InfinityComplexxx on
This SC needs to be replaced
gwsth on
Half of me is expecting the Supreme Court to take this case up sometime in July…..
SadBadPuppyDad on
Every absentee voter that already submitted a ballot should sue.
Timpa87 on
Won’t they have to reimburse the candidates who have already spent money if now the constituents for a district they are running for has now changed?
Won’t every candidate in a ‘new map’ have to canvas for signatures again to qualify since the signatures they had may no longer count voters in the ‘new map’?
It’s so fucking ridiculous this happens weeks before an election (and after absentee ballots have already been mailed out)
Miltthedog on
Good, may it advance quickly through the courts.
RadicalRectangle on
Because you just know any new districts will be bent in such a way to exclude the people already running. Whoops, you’ve been campaigning to primary in this district? Sorry, you don’t live there anymore, so you’re ineligible!
No_Buy2554 on
Just think of the list of things that state governments refuse to do to fix election issues because it would be too disruptive to the established processes.
Then realize how lightning quick they got off their asses to disrupt elections when they had a chance to screw over minorities.
Historical-Stage-456 on
So this is what happens when you try to cancel an election and your own party says nah, were keeping ours.
Alternative_Age_5197 on
So this guy is suing because he couldnt get enough signatures and wants the court to fix his campaign for him? Classic Louisiana politics.
MontrealTrainWreck on
This stuff doesn’t happen in real countries.
LeopardReasonable682 on
Louisiana really said lets just do whatever and now this dude is suing because his primary got canceled. Sounds about right for this state.
ClaroStar on
So, the ideas is to try to get the conservatives in SCOTUS to overturn themselves?
New-Equal8039 on
Crooks.
Fit-Struggle7990 on
This is the test before they suspend the midterms.
keytiri on
>State Nancy Landry (R), who declared a state of emergency “that would affect the electoral process,” adding that holding the elections with an unconstitutional map “flies in the face of the United States Constitution.”
This certainly isn’t stopping other red states from using maps that violate their own constitutions, Ohio and FL immediately came to mind.
Einsteinbomb on
Election candidates now get automatic standing to sue due to Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Sad_Examination7907 on
As well they should. There is not state of emergency other than the Governor wants to cheat
badwolf1013 on
If you have to cheat to win, you do not represent the will of the people. Period.
TheEnd0fA11 on
I see why 90 million eligible voters didn’t vote in 2024. This shit is rigged.
Curious-Emu3894 on
Fight. Resist. Save democracy. Our leaders need to stand up to a dictator and save the country.
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Suspending an election days before it starts is a nightmare for voter turnout and confidence, no matter which side of the aisle you’re on. It’s hard to imagine the chaos of having the races still on the ballot but telling people their votes won’t actually be counted. Regardless of the redistricting outcome, the timing here feels like a massive mess for everyone involved.
This SC needs to be replaced
Half of me is expecting the Supreme Court to take this case up sometime in July…..
Every absentee voter that already submitted a ballot should sue.
Won’t they have to reimburse the candidates who have already spent money if now the constituents for a district they are running for has now changed?
Won’t every candidate in a ‘new map’ have to canvas for signatures again to qualify since the signatures they had may no longer count voters in the ‘new map’?
It’s so fucking ridiculous this happens weeks before an election (and after absentee ballots have already been mailed out)
Good, may it advance quickly through the courts.
Because you just know any new districts will be bent in such a way to exclude the people already running. Whoops, you’ve been campaigning to primary in this district? Sorry, you don’t live there anymore, so you’re ineligible!
Just think of the list of things that state governments refuse to do to fix election issues because it would be too disruptive to the established processes.
Then realize how lightning quick they got off their asses to disrupt elections when they had a chance to screw over minorities.
So this is what happens when you try to cancel an election and your own party says nah, were keeping ours.
So this guy is suing because he couldnt get enough signatures and wants the court to fix his campaign for him? Classic Louisiana politics.
This stuff doesn’t happen in real countries.
Louisiana really said lets just do whatever and now this dude is suing because his primary got canceled. Sounds about right for this state.
So, the ideas is to try to get the conservatives in SCOTUS to overturn themselves?
Crooks.
This is the test before they suspend the midterms.
>State Nancy Landry (R), who declared a state of emergency “that would affect the electoral process,” adding that holding the elections with an unconstitutional map “flies in the face of the United States Constitution.”
This certainly isn’t stopping other red states from using maps that violate their own constitutions, Ohio and FL immediately came to mind.
Election candidates now get automatic standing to sue due to Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections.
As well they should. There is not state of emergency other than the Governor wants to cheat
If you have to cheat to win, you do not represent the will of the people. Period.
I see why 90 million eligible voters didn’t vote in 2024. This shit is rigged.
Fight. Resist. Save democracy. Our leaders need to stand up to a dictator and save the country.