Missouri Map Allowed For Midterms

Courts left Missouri’s disputed congressional map in place weeks before voting.

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Missouri’s voting maps saga reaches supreme court after conflicting rulings

U.S. Supreme Court asked to rule on Missouri redistricting tangle - UPI.com

Supreme Court urged to wade into legal mess over Missouri congressional map

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People Not Politicians asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 9 to block a federal court order allowing Missouri to use a 2025 Republican-backed congressional map in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The filing followed conflicting rulings: Justice Brett Kavanaugh left in place a Missouri Supreme Court decision barring the new map, while U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark issued a temporary restraining order against using the 2022 lines. The Eighth Circuit declined to stay Clark’s order, leaving the 2025 map operative unless the Supreme Court intervenes. Missouri begins absentee voting on Sept. 22.

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Missouri’s congressional map is a partisan gerrymander designed to advantage Republicans. It unfairly tilts representation toward the GOP rather than reflecting voters fairly.