Bill seeks absentee ballot restrictions

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, left, sits with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill as Gov. Jeff Landry speaks on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Feb. 19, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hillary Schienuk/ The Advocate, Pool)
Louisiana’s top election official wants to restrict how voters can obtain and submit forms to request absentee ballots, along with limits on who may assist voters with the ballots themselves. Secretary of State Nancy Landry is behind what she’s called an “election integrity legislative package,” although she and her predecessor, Kyle Ardoin, have affirmed Louisiana has not seen any instances of…

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