Louisiana Republicans are one step away from delaying the state’s primary elections next year, batting away accusations from Democrats that they are setting the stage to get rid of majority-Black voting districts as part of a nationwide GOP push to gain more seats in Congress.

In a party-line vote, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee during a Tuesday meeting advanced two bills that would move party primary elections from April to May.

“There is a push from the president of the United States to get more Republicans in seats in Congress,” said Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, “It looks like we are aligning ourselves to assist by making sure that we have something in place to quickly — and I heard that used a couple times — come in and draw maps.”

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