The March 18 ruling stated that voters should decide on the proposed constitutional amendment at the polls.
“Late last night, the Louisiana Supreme Court sided with my office’s defense of ballot language for Constitutional Amendment 2 – which cuts taxes and makes teachers pay raises permanent. Voting on Amendment 2 will proceed as scheduled,” Murrill said in a statement.
“The Louisiana Legislature, elected by the people, passed Constitutional Amendment 2 with a bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate. Every Senate Democrat joined every Senate Republican in passing Constitutional Amendment 2 to send it to the voters for final approval. This case was flawed and attempted to silence the voice of the people. The people can now speak,” Gov. Jeff Landry said in a March 19 statement.
The lawsuit, filed by a pastor and two educators from East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes, challenged House Bill 7, arguing that the measure is too broad and the ballot language is misleading.
The plaintiffs argued the measure violates the Louisiana Constitution’s “one object” rule, which requires constitutional amendments to focus on a single subject unless they revise an entire article.
Voters can cast their vote during the March 29 election. Early voting ends on Saturday, March 22.
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