8th Circuit Weighs Missouri House Map Despite Supreme Court Block Before November Vote
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Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 17
8th Circuit Weighs Missouri House Map Despite Supreme Court Block Before November Vote
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 17
Summary
A three-judge 8th U.S. Circuit panel heard arguments Thursday on reviving Missouri’s Republican-drawn U.S. House districts, even though the Supreme Court has already barred their use for the November election.
That leaves the practical effect uncertain: Missouri remains set to use the same congressional districts as in 2024 and 2022 unless the high court later changes course.
Friday’s federal deadline to mail absentee ballots to overseas and military voters has already pushed local officials to print ballots under the existing map, with broader absentee access due by next Tuesday.
County clerks told the court a late switch would be practically impossible and would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Missouri’s fight is the longest of roughly a dozen mid-decade redistricting battles touched off after Trump urged Republican-led states to redraw maps for a midterm edge.