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Louisiana lawmakers convened a special session to adjust the 2026 election calendar.

Republicans propose moving the primary to May 16 and runoffs to June 27.

The change anticipates a Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana’s redistricting case, Callais v. Louisiana .

Democrats warn the move could weaken minority voting power ahead of midterms.

Louisiana lawmakers convened Thursday at the State Capitol for a special session to adjust the state’s 2026 election calendar. Republicans want to account for a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a case that could dramatically reshape Louisiana’s six congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections – a ruling that several other states are watching as they ponder redrawing their maps.

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