Federal Court Says Missouri Must Use GOP-Favored Map
The panel said 1.4 million Missourians could be shifted into different districts if the state uses the 2022 map for November.
- On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use the 2025 congressional map for the November general election, though the court paused implementation until September 28 to allow U.S. Supreme Court review.
- Missouri Republicans redrew the map in 2025 at President Donald Trump's urging to favor the GOP, but the Missouri Supreme Court previously blocked the plan and ordered officials to use the 2022 map instead.
- The appeals court characterized the 2025 map as the practical 'status quo,' noting that more than 1.2 million voters cast primary ballots under these districts and that switching maps would inject confusion into the election process.
- With absentee voting commencing Tuesday, election officials are continuing to use the 2022 map for now; Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon stated the court's order changes nothing in how the election will proceed immediately.
- The legal battle will likely head to the U.S. Supreme Court as the 8th Circuit's stay expires September 28; if no further intervention occurs, Missouri officials must fully implement the 2025 map for the November 3 general election.
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Federal court says Missouri must use GOP-favored map
(The Center Square) - A federal appeals court ordered Missouri to use a congressional map favoring Republicans that the U.S. Supreme Court halted.
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