Louisiana Supreme Court to decide who stays in race for its District 2 seat
The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay in the election for a seat on the high court.
The move means an appellate court ruling that removed one of three candidates from the field remains in limbo, at least until justices consider arguments made thus far. They’ve also been asked to remove a second candidate.
Thursday’s order acknowledges time is a factor. State election officials intend to lock in the ballot for the Nov. 5 election by next week.
The state Supreme Court will not hear arguments from attorneys for the three candidates and instead ponder existing submissions and transcripts from lower court hearings, according to the order from Chief Justice John Weimer.
The dispute involves candidates for the District 2 seat on the state Supreme Court, a new district created to favor a Black candidate to account for an increase in Black population in Louisiana. The new boundaries stretch from Baton Rouge to Monroe.
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