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‘Just pick’: Missouri clerks dispute claim that switching congressional maps is impossible
Two county clerks say Missouri’s voter registration system already links each address to both maps, challenging claims that a switch would be impossible.
- Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and Polk County Clerk Rachel Lightfoot told the Missouri Supreme Court last week that using 2022 congressional maps for the November election is technically feasible, contradicting state claims of impossibility.
- Solicitor General Lou Capozzi and Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green argued that changing district lines now would be "catastrophically disruptive and technically 'impossible'" because Missouri's election system will be locked and cannot be altered.
- Lennon explained that the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration system already links every address to both the 2025 and 2022 maps, meaning election officials need only the court's direction on which to use.
- The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday to decide which map governs the Nov. 3 election and whether Missourians will vote on a referendum regarding the 2025 redistricting map.
- Emphasizing the simplicity of the task, Lennon stated election officials are prepared to implement either map immediately: "You just pick which map you want us to use and we are ready for you.
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