Louisiana reshapes primary system for congressional elections
Associated Press— Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the state’s election process for certain primary races, including Congress and the state Supreme Court. The jungle primary system will remain in place for certain elections, including legislative, local and statewide positions — among them being governor, secretary of state and attorney general. The new primary system, which will not go into effect until 2026, would only apply to primary elections for Congress, Louisiana’s Supreme Court, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana’s Public Service Commission, an obscure but powerful five-member commission that regulates the state’s public utility companies and energy sector and sets electric rates, among other oversight powers. The Republican, who took office last week, described Louisiana’s jungle primary as a “relic of the past, which has left us dead last.” Proponents of the closed primary argued that it is only fair to let registered party voters pick who their party nominee will be.
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