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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Missouri Congressional Redistricting Map
Just the facts
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the newly drawn map had been suspended after opponents gathered sufficient petition signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins subsequently issued directions to local election authorities to utilize the 2022 congressional map for the general election after briefly being cited for contempt. Because Missouri conducted its August primary under the contested map, an estimated 24 percent of voters statewide will vote in different congressional districts in November than in the primary. The case represents an unusual instance of a state using different district maps between its primary and general elections in the same cycle.
Why this is news
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency application backed by President Donald Trump to implement a newly drawn congressional redistricting map in Missouri for the November election. The decision leaves in place a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court requiring the state to use congressional districts enacted in 2022.
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