Louisiana Covid Legal Information
We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.
Litigation Tracker
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Clark v. Edwards
Topics
Vote by Mail
Status
Dismissed 6/22
Date Filed
07/05/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Description
Challenge to enforcement of excuse requirements for 2020 elections.
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Harding v. Edwards
Topics
Vote by Mail; Early Voting
Status
Pending
Date Filed
03/08/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Description
Challenge to state law that limits absentee and in-person early voting such as absentee ballot excuse requirements and a reduction in the number of early voting days.
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Executive Actions
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COVID-19 AND ELECTIONS UPDATE
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
13/03/2020
Description
Louisiana postponed its April 4 presidential primary election until June 20.
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Proclamation Number 46 JBE 2020
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
14/04/2020
Description
Louisiana's Governor issued an executive order postponing the state's presidential primary for a second time to July 11.
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Legislative Actions
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LA HB 419
Topics
Vote by Mail; Hospitalized Voters
Description
Authorizes voting by mail for all registered voters and provides specific provisions for voters who are hospitalized.
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LA SB 497
Topics
Absentee Voting; Election Postponement; Emergency
Description
Allows voters to request their absentee ballot be rescinded in the event an election is delayed due to a declared state of emergency.
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