Secretary of State Nancy Landry is pushing a package of bills that would further boost the state’s election integrity policies. She says the bills would bring Louisiana closer to being ranked first in the nation for election integrity.

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Among those bills, HB 114, which would expand voter canvass to further ensure that Louisiana’s voter rolls are accurate. Landry says House bill 114 will help verify if Louisiana residents are still eligible to vote.

Mail-in ballots for the March 23^rd presidential primary are the third highest in Louisiana. The November 2020 Presidential race and the 2022 Senate primary were first and second respectively. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon…

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Couvillon says considering this Presidential primary is “low wattage” with a few local elections thrown in and mail-in voting is higher than the twice pushed back 2020 Presidential primary due to COVID concerns

Legislation to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s abortion ban has been filed for the regular session, the same bill that failed to make it out of committee last year. Brooke Thorington has more.

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