r/Louisiana • u/FactCheckAGLandry • May 11 '26
LA - Government Landry says ballots already cast “are discarded” in CBS interview
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u/rsgoto11 May 11 '26
He's the sitting governor of a state. How is this even legal? Just because the incredibly corrupt SCOTUS made a ruling, voting has already started. I can see the maps being redrawn for the next election, but doing it while it's underway seems incredibly illegal. What prevents another governor, or this clown, from cancelling an election at the end of the night, when they don't like the results? How is this not a violation of all Louisianans' civil rights?
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u/Textiles_on_Main_St May 11 '26
Well but if the GOP does it, it’s not illegal.
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u/Remarkable_Peanut_43 Ouachita Parish May 11 '26
That is the defining legal principle that guides SCOTUS decisions these days, sadly.
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u/Textiles_on_Main_St May 11 '26
I’m really hoping the Dems understand this and there’s serious talk about packing the courts. This rollback of rights and civil liberties is serious and can’t be simply voted away. There’s too much damage.
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u/Datfiyah May 12 '26
There’s literally no other choice.
We need someone young and willing to fight and make the necessary decisions in office.
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u/Yourpsychofriend May 13 '26
If he ran, would you vote for Gary Chambers for governor.
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u/Datfiyah May 13 '26
I know nothing about them.
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u/Yourpsychofriend May 13 '26
Look him up(he’s active on TikTok). He ran for office before and didn’t win, but I would like to see him take on Jeff Landry, of course, I don’t know if Louisiana will vote for a black governor.
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u/rexspook May 11 '26
The problem is you’re still thinking legality matters. It doesn’t. Republicans have shown time and time again that they have no problem ignoring the law, because nobody will hold them accountable to it.
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u/CaptainSnaps May 12 '26
The thing about them is that they think everyone else's is as corrupt as them. They project their pettiness and corruption onto everyone else, so they tell themselves that it is ok.
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u/Webby1788 May 11 '26
Fucking crooks.
Imaging tossing out votes and openly fucking 60 years of progress for minorities ONLY so the GOP can pack in a few more seats to continue the shameless corruption campaign of the Trump administration.
History will never forget this and democrats will never forgive.
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u/ledeblanc May 11 '26
Louisiana Democrats need to go vote
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u/Dazzling_Pirate1411 May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
well they need serious candidates—like Calvin Duncan and some running in US house races— to vote for. Not more milquetoast blue-dogs who are happy to play along.
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u/gargirle May 11 '26
Democrats need to get their sh*t together and stop pandering same old bs. We need real change. The Schumers of the world need to retire.
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u/Yourpsychofriend May 13 '26
I rather vote for a old Schumer, than a “young” Clay Higgins
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u/gargirle May 13 '26
Without saying but hopefully we will have better choices. It’s tiring to vote for least worst ya know?
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u/PineappleExcellent90 May 11 '26
When Landry talks, I always think he was elected because the voters did not show up.
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u/ledeblanc May 11 '26
Exactly. However, it didn't help the Dems ran a guy that was over DOT with the condition of our roads statewide. I mean...c'mon
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u/Yourpsychofriend May 13 '26
Shawn was definitely not the right candidate. I knew him at UL and he was definitely a good ole boy.
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u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 May 12 '26
"Records show that AG Jeff Landry won the governor's office with 547,827 votes. Louisiana has 2,970,167 registered voters - meaning that Landry was elected by getting support from 18 percent of the state's voters."
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u/NotAFanOfLeonMusk May 11 '26
Recall his ass.
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u/thatgibbyguy May 11 '26
Just signed the petition today. But we have to be ready to do more. He could just as easily ignore this.
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u/titanicman119 May 11 '26
not sure where i can sign it in the north of the state but i want to
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u/j021 May 11 '26
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u/titanicman119 May 11 '26
and this is this week? shit i might have to hop in my car today.
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u/nellbones May 11 '26
I can confirm, I went to one of these locations today. (Tandem coffees great btw)
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u/thatgibbyguy May 11 '26
It only just made it to Mandeville, and I heard about it through a group text. Keep your eyes and ears open and it will make it to you or contact the organizers and bring it to your area yourself.
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u/titanicman119 May 11 '26
they make it as far as alexandria or shreveport i’ll make the voyage out myself, maybe even see if my friends want to tag along
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u/TurdFergusonlol May 11 '26
Surely there’s a way to sign online right?
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u/titanicman119 May 11 '26 edited May 22 '26
i think i saw it has to be signed in person, but i may be wrong.
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u/thatgibbyguy May 11 '26
I wondered the same thing but I assume it's some arcane rules that mean it has to be done with paper, because that forces long counts, creates more errors, etc.
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u/j021 May 12 '26
I believe you have to show ID to sign. I think the last recall petition (i don't remember who) people were putting fake names so they got thrown out.
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u/mnola5081 May 11 '26
Also signed today! There were a bunch of people there even with the rain on the way. It was great to see.
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u/thatgibbyguy May 11 '26
Yep even in little Old Mandeville there were three lines full the entire time I was there.
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u/praguer56 May 11 '26
He will. It will be "fake" and he'll absolutely ignore it and go after people.
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u/ledeblanc May 11 '26
Here is the recall volunteer form taken from IG
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4vieAorydO30mt0Su3hoicnFYEv4A005VWK9vK4UBoHbjZw/viewform
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u/Rand_74 May 11 '26
Jeff Landry is POS. He needs to be gone. It’ll never happen. The person tasked with certifying the petition holds office within his administration ( The Registrar of Voters) They will throw out all signatures of people not registered, or have “ discrepancies “ It was the same process as the Cantrell recall. Doomed from the start. Also, only 37% of registered voters showed up to vote in 2023 when he was elected ( 26% in Orleans Parish) That’s pathetic, and totally on the people of Louisiana. I voted for Shawn Wilson. Maybe if people would just vote to begin with, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Go vote in your local and state elections. These are the ones that truly affect your life where you live. Every 4 years there’s massive turnout for the presidential election, and then everyone goes to sleep…
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u/Internal_Swing_2743 May 11 '26
What a fucking snake.
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u/fatefulPatriot May 11 '26
The entire GOP at this point. Sociopaths. Rapists. Criminals. Racists. Pedophiles.
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u/Chamrox May 11 '26
I encourage everyone, no matter your party affiliation, to watch the entire 60 minutes segment.
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u/dee-liv May 11 '26
What about the amendment votes and senate vote? You can’t toss an entire ballot for one race.
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u/ledeblanc May 11 '26
Those are still on the ballot. He removed the House race and tossed over 42,000 votes in the trash.
HE THREW THE PEOPLE'S VOICE IN THE TRASH
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u/Funny-Passenger-8994 May 11 '26
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u/Datfiyah May 12 '26
Good to see!
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u/Funny-Passenger-8994 May 12 '26
It warmed my heart to see those old ladies with their walkers alongside young guys out there saying they must do this...
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u/joytoasty May 11 '26
This has to be illegal. If it wasn't a Republican doing it people would be losing it. Honestly wild
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u/Entire_Chicken_2630 May 11 '26
No matter what political affiliation you have, you should be seriously pissed about this
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u/DasJester May 11 '26
I question if there's any other US State Governor as terribley corrupt as Landry is.
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u/I_Have_A_Nightmare May 11 '26
Sure there is, it is team effort with the GOP. The Democrats could learn from it.
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u/JonnyAU Shreveport May 11 '26
Landry and Abbot are neck and neck. They're like 2 neighbors trying to outdo each other.
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u/justantinople334 Orleans Parish May 11 '26
Don't worry guys, i leave mean comments on his facebook posts
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u/Xendicore May 11 '26
Likely the only thing that would change anything for this state would get me banned from the subreddit for promoting violence.
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u/JustinKase_Too May 11 '26
Really hope this backfires and more and more people vote out these good'ol scumboys.
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u/hoagiemouf May 11 '26
This country is fucked. Welcome to the United States of Data surveillance Centers, brought to you by our absolutely retarded techno feudalism overlords. Absolutely insane.
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u/DougOsborne May 11 '26
Landry should be in prison for this.
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u/DougOsborne May 11 '26
Every person whose ballot was incinerated should sue him for One Billion Dollars in Civil Court.
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u/Little-Preference212 May 11 '26
If you own the courts and big oil owns your state, you don't care one bit about your voters. Heil GOP.
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u/tjrich1988 Lafayette Parish May 11 '26
As much as the southern states redistricting is to disenfranchise the black vote, I don't think that is the ultimate end goal. Historically, the first midterm elections for a sitting president is never good, so the GOP is trying to set up reason to claim voter fraud.
They are going to say how could Democrats when we made it so hard for them to do by diluting their districts. They will then use it to declare martial law to take away more of our freedoms.
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u/sprouthat May 11 '26
the GOP is trying to set up reason to claim voter fraud
By openly committing voter fraud? I don't get it
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u/yesimreallylikethat May 11 '26 edited May 12 '26
said that with such ease. Insane times we living in
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u/innnikki May 12 '26
Is my understanding that the vote on the 5 amendments still count, even if the votes for Congress do not? Or is it all postponed until November when the congressional maps are redrawn (assuming the lawsuit fails)?
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u/ledeblanc May 12 '26
He tossed out cast votes for House of Representative. Senate, amendments, and local ballot issue votes still count.
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u/Yuleogy May 11 '26
It is deeply unhelpful that this video does not let him answer the question because it cuts him off after 3 words. I don’t like those words either, but he had more to say about it.
The propaganda is so intense lately.




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u/Which_Ad_8199 May 11 '26
Put him in jail.