US EditionLouisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man
Republicans said the change would save $27,300 and improve efficiency as they moved to block Calvin Duncan from taking office.
- Louisiana Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to eliminate the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position, a move designed to block Calvin Duncan from taking office.
- After winning 68% of the vote, Duncan faces legislative removal efforts following opposition from Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill, who have questioned his exoneration status.
- Proponents argue the elimination improves "government efficiency," while Democratic State Senator Royce Duplessis called the bill "barbaric" on the Senate floor for disenfranchising voters.
- Legislation authored by Senator Jay Morris specifically aims to prevent Duncan from assuming his four-year term on May 4, creating an exception denying him transition time other officials would receive.
- Broader GOP efforts to streamline the New Orleans judiciary target the Democratic hub, raising concerns about the impact on the city's predominantly Black electorate amid wider Republican initiatives.
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Louisiana Republicans push to eliminate an elected office won by exonerated man
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison and was elected as the New Orleans new clerk of criminal court, but now Republican legislators are racing to eliminate the position.
Louisiana GOP Rushing To Pass Bill Preventing Calvin Duncan From Taking Office
Source: calvinforclerk.com / calvinforclerk.com Last fall, Calvin Duncan gave us one of the few feel-good stories in American politics during the November elections. Duncan spent three decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit before being exonerated. After gaining his freedom, Duncan campaigned and eventually won the position of Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court. Now, only a month before he’s set to be sworn into office, the Louisiana…
A man who was imprisoned for nearly 30 years before he was exonerated won a historic election in New Orleans promising to reform a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry, and the Republican Party-controlled Legislature are rushing to eliminate their position before he can swear in. Calvin Duncan won 68% of the votes last November to become a criminal court clerk in the parish of Orleans, after committing to refor…
Louisiana GOP tries to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man
A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in.
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Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man
A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands. Calvin Duncan has been elected as the city's new clerk of criminal court, but now Republican lawmakers are racing to eliminate the position.
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