Louisiana Senate votes to limit governor’s authority over emergency election plans

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Published October 2, 2020 6:00pm ET

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Louisiana Senate votes to limit governor’s authority over emergency election plans — The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would eliminate the governor’s veto power over a proposed emergency election plan. Under current law, once an emergency is declared, the secretary of state comes up with an election plan to deal with the emergency. The state House of Representatives and Senate governmental affairs committees, the […]

The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would eliminate the governor’s veto power over a proposed emergency election plan.

Under current law, once an emergency is declared, the secretary of state comes up with an election plan to deal with the emergency. The state House of Representatives and Senate governmental affairs committees, the full House and Senate, and the governor all must approve the plan or it dies.

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