US Supreme Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Map for Third Time
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The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri, mandating the use of 2022 districts for the upcoming November elections.
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- Supreme Court ruled that Missouri must use its 2022 congressional district lines for the November midterm elections instead of a newly proposed map.
- This decision affirms a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that a citizen referendum petition prevents the new map from being implemented without voter approval.
- The court noted that changing district boundaries while absentee voting is already underway would cause significant electoral chaos.
- Voters will now cast their ballots under the same districts used in the 2024 and 2022 elections.
What to watch next
- Ongoing campaign by People Not Politicians Missouri for the November referendum
- Final outcome of the November referendum on the rejected congressional map
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Emanuel Cleaver
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“I think my reelection prospects shot up significantly”
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…help them win an additional seat as part of a nationwide redistricting battle pushed by Trump to gain an edge in the midterms. The new map had targeted a district held by longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. " I think my reelection prospects shot up significantly ," a jubilant Cleaver said after the Supreme Court ruling. A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled Monday that switching districts between the primary and general elections would violate the U.S.…
“We just received a healthy dose of encouragement that the voice of people in the United States still matters”
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…even though the district boundaries have reverted to their prior lines. Cleaver said the court ruling affirms the people's right to use to referendum petitions against state legislative actions they don't like. " We just received a healthy dose of encouragement that the voice of people in the United States still matters ," he said. Brattin was a plaintiff, along with Republican Rep. Bob Onder and two other voters, in a federal lawsuit that led to the 8th Circuit's ruling and the last two appeals to the Supreme Court. Brattin denounced…
Denny Hoskins
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“a disappointing blow to representative democracy”
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…other than the new map but delayed the order's effect until next Monday to allow time for an appeal to the Supreme Court. Republican Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins described the high court's decision as " a disappointing blow to representative democracy ," but added, "I appreciate the final clarity." The legal wrangling has caused confusion for more than a million potential Missouri voters - nearly 1 in 4 statewide - who were shifted from one district to another,…
Richard von Glahn
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“We have said from the beginning, people, not politicians will be the final deciders on this DC power grab”
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…Court. Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians Missouri, said the group was pressing forward with its campaign to persuade voters to permanently reject the new map in the November referendum. " We have said from the beginning, people, not politicians will be the final deciders on this DC power grab ," he said in a statement. The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly map for the November elections, which will determine control of Congress. There were no noted…
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