Luisiana aprueba un nuevo mapa que elimina un distrito con mayoría de población negra

Los republicanos de Luisiana aprobaron un nuevo mapa electoral que elimina uno de los dos distritos congresionales del estado con mayoría de población negra. El cambio se produce tras un fallo de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. que limitó el alcance de la Ley de Derecho al Voto.

Los republicanos en la legislatura de Luisiana aprobaron el mapa el viernes y lo enviaron al gobernador Jeff Landry, quien se espera que lo apruebe. Los nuevos límites otorgan al Partido Republicano una ventaja en cinco de los seis distritos del estado de cara a las elecciones de mitad de mandato. Estos eliminan el distrito representado por el congresista Cleo Fields, que se extendía desde Shreveport hasta Baton Rouge, y dejan el escaño del congresista Troy Carter en Nueva Orleans mayoritariamente intacto pero con nuevos límites.

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