Hansi Lo Wang

Louisiana Republican officials say because the Supreme Court found their map is unconstitutional, that they need a new map in time for this year's midterms.

And so are Republicans in other southern states like Alabama and Tennessee.

And Louisiana has gone as far as suspending its congressional primary, and that has led to lawsuits.

That hasn't stopped Republicans in places like Louisiana, Georgia, and Tennessee from urging their state's maps to be redrawn as soon as possible.

I should note,

There's a request in for the Supreme Court to speed up certifying its ruling so that Louisiana can try to redistrict.

Part of the bottom line here is that with the further weakened Voting Rights Act, the United States may be headed towards seeing the largest ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress.

Today is a last chance for eligible voters in Louisiana to register online in time to cast ballots in the state's May 16th primary.

And Monday is Nebraska's deadline for registering online or by mail, though in-person voter registration doesn't end until May 1st.

In Oregon, you can still register online by mail or in person through Tuesday.

And there's still about a week left in Alabama and Pennsylvania to sign up to vote in those primaries.

Voters in Montana also have until May 4th to register by mail, and they can sign up in person through June 2nd.

If you're planning to use the U.S.

Postal Service to mail your application, USPS recommends sending it at least a week before your state's deadline.

And to make sure it gets a postmark date, USPS says stop by a post office and ask for a free manual postmark at the counter.

Hansi Luang, NPR News.

Today is a last chance for eligible voters in Louisiana to register online in time to cast ballots in the state's May 16th primary.

And Monday is Nebraska's deadline for registering online or by mail, though in-person voter registration doesn't end until May 1st.

In Oregon, you can still register online by mail or in person through Tuesday.

And there's still about a week left in Alabama and Pennsylvania to sign up to vote in those primaries.