Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision
Summary
Senator Bill Cassidy criticized Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry for continuing with the state’s Senate primary election despite a recent Supreme Court decision. The Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional, leading Landry to suspend the House primary elections but not the Senate primary.Key Facts
- Senator Bill Cassidy is from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party.
- Governor Jeff Landry, also a Republican, decided to keep the Senate primary election as planned.
- Landry signed an order to suspend the House primary elections in Louisiana.
- The suspension followed a Supreme Court ruling that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional.
- The Senate primary election is scheduled to happen next month despite the ruling.
- Cassidy publicly expressed disappointment with Landry’s choice to move forward with the Senate primary.
- The Supreme Court’s decision affects how the state’s voting districts are drawn.
- The article focuses on state-level election decisions influenced by a federal court ruling.
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