Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Sep 11
Missouri Drops GOP-Favored House Map After Supreme Court Blocks 1 Redrawn Plan
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Sep 11

Missouri Drops GOP-Favored House Map After Supreme Court Blocks 1 Redrawn Plan

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 11

Summary

  • Denny Hoskins told Missouri counties on Thursday to stop using the redrawn congressional map and revert after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Republican-favored plan.
  • Boone County’s lines changed twice in one day, leaving election officials scrambling to reset from a Third-Fifth District split to a Third-Fourth split.
  • The reversal caps a year of partisan and legal fighting that has sent Missouri’s map through state and federal courts, with contradictory rulings repeatedly changing district boundaries.
  • With ballot preparation already underway, the latest court-driven shift has left voters, candidates and county clerks uncertain which congressional lines will govern the election.

Insights

How will Missouri voters know which district they belong to after a day of unprecedented judicial whiplash?
What happens to the upcoming election if the courts unexpectedly reverse the congressional map yet again?