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Supreme Court for the third time rejects Republican redistricting push in Missouri
The justices again left the 2022 districts in place after organizers said the new map could disenfranchise voters already casting ballots.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court barred the use of Missouri's Republican-friendly congressional map in the midterm election, marking the third time the high court intervened to halt the Republican-drawn map.
- Following President Donald Trump's call for nationwide redistricting, Missouri's legislature redrew maps to favor Republicans in seven of eight seats. Opponents subsequently submitted over 300,000 signatures to force a referendum.
- Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the referendum petitions, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the initiative effectively suspended the new map. The court later held Hoskins in contempt.
- The Eighth Circuit ruled on Monday that the Republican-drawn Missouri map could be used, though it never went into effect. The Supreme Court overturned this decision after opponents filed an emergency application.
- Voters will use a 2022 map including six Republican seats and two held by Democrats. Absentee voting under this map began Tuesday as the state sent ballots to military and overseas voters.
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Supreme Court for the third time rejects Republican redistricting push in Missouri
WASHINGTON — For the third time, the Supreme Court on Friday shut down efforts by Missouri Republicans to use a new congressional map in the midterm elections that are already underway.
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