POLITICSBATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT
‘LaPolitics’: Party primary system likely headed back to Legislature
Louisiana's Republican registration surpassed Democrats in June, partly due to the new party primary system for certain offices. The system caused voter and poll worker confusion, but elections in May and June ran smoothly. Legislators may revisit the system next year, with potential bills to revert to open primaries or expand party primaries to more offices.
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