La. Presidential Primary rescheduled for July

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has postponed the state’s elections again due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

At the request of Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, Gov. Edwards postponed the Presidential Preference Primary scheduled for June 20.

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The presidential primary election has been rescheduled for July 11 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The July 25 election has been rescheduled for Aug. 15 from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

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The governor originally moved the elections March 13 due to COVID-19.

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Louisiana’s Presidential Preference Primary election was originally scheduled for April 4.

The Municipal General election was originally scheduled for May 9.

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