Hundreds of New Orleans residents showed up to vote Saturday in the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District election only to find all the available ballots had already been cast.
The race, between the incumbent, urban farmer Erica “Sage” Johnson of Orleans Parish, and Lloyd Landry IV, a commercial fishing captain from St. Charles Parish, will decide who represents the district covering Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes.
The district’s five-member board works with landowners to manage resources, including water, soil, forests and wildlife. There are 44 districts across the state and they fall under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Interesting… 🤔
I feel like asking there be enough ballots available in preparation for the possibility every registered voter might want to vote (or at least have some kind of alternative back up planned) isn’t asking too much
Actually, just found out the candidate I would have voted for won, but even so, I don’t really trust that they’re not just hoping to keep the heat off of them bc this has gotten attention. I feel like it sends a message that inhibiting democracy is tolerated, and probably should still have a re-do.
One would think. I would happily lend my printer and paper to make a bunch more ballots.
This is criminal election tampering plain and simple.