"Even motivated voters who showed up within the first few hours said they weren't quite sure whether the U.S. House elections were still happening. 'I went ahead and voted for who I wanted to vote for. If they don't count it, that's their problem,' said Betty Powers, who has participated in every election since 1968."
"Republican Secretary of State Nancy Landry has said votes cast in Louisiana's U.S. House races won't be counted. But that didn't deter several early voters from picking a House candidate on their ballot anyway."
"'[The House race] was still on there, so we voted for it,' said Evan Delahaye, a Baton Rouge resident who voted early. Mail-in ballots with U.S. House races listed had already been sent out by the time the governor declared the election was off."
Early voting in Louisiana for the May 16 election began with uncertainty regarding the U.S. House races. Republican Governor Jeff Landry canceled these races after a Supreme Court ruling deemed the district map unconstitutional. Despite the cancellation, many voters still cast ballots for House candidates, believing their votes would count. Mail-in ballots had already been distributed with House races included, leading to further confusion as officials were unable to update the ballots in time for in-person voting.
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