Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) postponed his state’s presidential primary for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic, moving the race back to July.

Louisiana’s primary had originally been scheduled for April 4 before Edwards pushed the race back to June 20. Edwards said in a statement Tuesday he was now moving the primary to July 11 at the request of Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R).

Edwards is also moving municipal elections previously postponed to July 25 back to August 15.

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Ardoin is asking lawmakers to approve emergency procedures for the election, state Rep. Stephen Dwight (R) told The Associated Press, including expanding early voting and allowing mail-in ballots for people who have exhibited COVID-19 symptoms. The House and Senate elections oversight committees will consider the request Wednesday.

Louisiana has had more than 21,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, and more than 2,000 people have died in the state.

More than a dozen states have postponed their primaries amid the coronavirus pandemic and guidance from federal health officials that people avoid large gatherings, such as waiting at polling stations.

The remaining contests are unlikely to change the course of the race, however, as Joe Biden Joe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE has all but locked up the 2020 nomination after Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.) dropped out of the race and threw his support behind the former vice president.