Judge to decide whether Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is in effect

Judge to decide whether Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is in effect

Missouri Capitol Police officers conduct security checks on boxes of petition signatures submitted Dec. 9 to force a referendum vote on the state’s new congressional map. A Missouri judge will decide whether the gerrymandered map passed last year year is in effect for the 2026 midterm elections (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).A Missouri judge is being asked to decide which congressional district map — the one passed in 2022 or the one passed …