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Federal court rules Missouri must use GOP-drawn congressional map
An appeals panel directed the state to adopt the 2025 redistricting plan, but paused the order for one week for appeals.
The short version
- A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Missouri must use a 2025 Republican-drawn congressional map for the November general election.[Fox News · NBC News]
- The decision faces strong opposition from election officials and voting groups who cite logistical impossibility, as ballots have already been printed and sent to military and overseas voters under the previous map.[The Hill · Fox News · PBS NewsHour · NBC News · The Guardian]
- The panel placed its ruling on hold for one week to allow map opponents to seek emergency intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court, which has previously blocked enforcement of the map twice.[Fox News · PBS NewsHour · NBC News · The Guardian]
Key facts
- The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Missouri must use the 2025 Republican-drawn congressional map for the November general election.[Fox News · NBC News]
- The appeals panel issued a one-week stay on its order to give opponents time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.[PBS NewsHour · NBC News · The Guardian]
- The U.S. Supreme Court has twice previously rejected Republican efforts regarding this map in recent weeks.[Fox News · PBS NewsHour · NBC News]
- Local election officials have already transmitted absentee ballots to military and overseas voters using the earlier 2022 district lines.[The Hill · PBS NewsHour · The Guardian]
- The Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities stated in court filings that changing districts now would be practically impossible and costly.[PBS NewsHour]
What remains uncertain
- Whether the U.S. Supreme Court will intervene to block the appeals court panel's order before the one-week stay expires.[PBS NewsHour · NBC News]
- How local election administrators would implement the map change given that ballots have already been distributed and printed.[Fox News · PBS NewsHour · NBC News]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Appeals court seeks to revive GOP congressional map in MissouriNBC News - Top Stories
- Federal appeals court orders Missouri to use congressional map rejected twice by Supreme CourtFox News
- Appeals court rules in favor of Trump-backed Missouri congressional mapsThe Guardian - US
- Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final sayPBS NewsHour - Politics · Wire: associated-press
- Appeals court reinstates GOP House map in Missouri for November electionThe Hill