Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP House Map, Orders November Referendum on 1 Seat
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Updated · Букви · Sep 8
Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP House Map, Orders November Referendum on 1 Seat
3 articles · Updated · Букви · Sep 8
Summary
Missouri’s seven-member Supreme Court unanimously barred the new congressional map from taking effect in November, restoring the prior lines unless voters approve the plan in a statewide referendum.
The court said Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wrongly rejected a lawful, timely petition after waiting nearly eight months to rule on signatures submitted in December.
The decision could preserve Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-area seat, which the Republican-drawn map had eliminated as part of a Trump-backed push to gain House ground.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said she will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, while election officials must now reconcile last month’s primaries with the reinstated map.
The ruling lands in a broader mid-cycle redistricting fight as Republicans hold the House 219-214 and have sought gains in 16 districts nationwide.