La. Gov. Edwards Vetoes Proposed Congressional District Map, Announces Other Action on Newly Drawn District Maps
March 10, 2022
March 10, 2022
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 10 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:
Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed the congressional redistricting map drawn by Louisiana's Legislature because it does not add a second majority minority district and runs afoul of federal law. He also announced that he will not sign the state House and Senate district maps passed in the recent redistricting session, allowing them to become law without his approval, and that he has . . .
Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed the congressional redistricting map drawn by Louisiana's Legislature because it does not add a second majority minority district and runs afoul of federal law. He also announced that he will not sign the state House and Senate district maps passed in the recent redistricting session, allowing them to become law without his approval, and that he has . . .