Louisiana court rejects emergency bid to halt House primary suspension

10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 1

Voters and voting-rights groups sued Governor Jeff Landry on Friday, and a preliminary hearing was set for next week as early in-person voting was due to start Saturday.
Landry suspended the congressional primary on Thursday, saying lawmakers needed time to redraw districts after the Supreme Court rejected Louisiana's map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
Other races, including a competitive Senate primary, remain scheduled for May 16, but House contests will stay on ballots and any votes cast in them will not be counted.

When a court strikes down an election map, can a governor legally declare an emergency and halt the vote?

An election is halted just before it begins. What becomes of the thousands of votes already cast by citizens?

How can technology help create fair voting maps and prevent future last-minute election disruptions?