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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