Louisiana: Newest twist in New Orleans Mayor Recall as SoS agrees to strike names from rolls just for recall counting purposes

Lots and lots going on in the fascinating New Orleans LaToya Cantrell recall effort. After filing a lawsuit looking to remove voters from the rolls in order to lower the amount of signatures needed to get on the recall on the ballot, petitioners and the Secretary of State (though not the Registrar) have come to a deal that will not actually remove anyone from the rolls, but will (phantom-runner style) strike 25000 names just for the purpose of the recall, thereby lowering the number of signatures needed by 5000. There seems to be no particular reason for that number (petitioners were asking over 30K. No word yet on whether Cantrell will appeal (she is exploring all options), though if she doesn't, probably time for some new lawyers.

 Note this attorney pointing out that the Secretary of State needed to set the number in August. Here's the Secretary of State blaming the Governor on what is a national issue over complaints about voter rolls (and its use in voter suppression efforts). 

Cantrell herself has gotten into a bit of pr mess, as she discussed "flipping the bird" at a parade, though let's see what happens. 

Here's a Q&A I did on the recall with WDSU.