Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters
Dueling state and federal rulings have left election officials scrambling as absentee ballot deadlines approach and voters may be reassigned again.
- On Thursday, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins directed local election officials to use the 2022 congressional map for November's election, reversing his prior order and purging a contempt finding by the Missouri Supreme Court.
- The dispute emerged after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that a 2025 Republican-backed map never legally took effect because advocacy group People Not Politicians Missouri gathered sufficient signatures for a statewide referendum.
- U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday requiring the 2025 map's use, directly conflicting with the Missouri Supreme Court's mandate to implement the 2022 boundaries.
- St. Louis County election director Eric Fey warned that contradictory orders left local officials scrambling to finalize ballots ahead of the September 19 deadline for mailing absentee ballots to overseas and military voters.
- Voters will decide the fate of the 2025 map as Proposition A on the November 3 ballot, while the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to stay the state ruling solidifies the 2022 map for the general election.
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Boone County election officials are prepared for November despite recent legal back and forth over congressional maps
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Election officials will move forward with creating ballots for the November election that align with Missouri's 2022 congressional map rather than the 2025 "Missouri First" map. This comes amid litigation and rulings by the Missouri and U.S. Supreme court over which map will be active when voters cast their ballot.
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Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters
Rapid changes in Missouri's political map confused voters about which congressional district they would have been in. But after a U.S.
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Muddy River NewsMissouri Supreme Court finds Denny Hoskins “was in contempt” over congressional maps
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks with reporters in the Missouri Supreme Court Building on Thursday (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for directing local election officials to use an illegal congressional map, but ultimately ruled he remedied the contempt by reversing his directive. The unusual proceedings Thursday were the first of their kind in liv…
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