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Supreme Court Rejects Missouri GOP Bid to Use Revised Congressional Map for Midterms
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In Short: The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Missouri's emergency appeal to use a revised Republican-backed congressional map for the November elections, upholding a state supreme court ruling that blocked its use.
The decision means Missouri will conduct the general election using its 2022 congressional districts, as the state high court ruled the newer map never legally took effect because a voter-backed referendum suspended the law before it could go into effect, reported KMBC.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had asked the Supreme Court to intervene after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's revised congressional map could not be used in November, despite having been used during last month's primary election, according to Fox News.
Opponents urged the justices to reject the request, arguing there was no genuine emergency because Missouri officials created the timing problem themselves, as reported by Fox News.
The Missouri Supreme Court found that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins should not have rejected the plan, unanimously concluding there is nothing in state law that says redistricting plans are exempt from the referendum process, according to NBC News.
What's still developing
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied Missouri's emergency appeal without comment, leaving in place the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling blocking the state's revised Republican-backed congressional map from being used in November's general election.
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from Missouri officials who wanted to use new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the November election, a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold onto their slim House majority.
- Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday rejected Missouri Republican officials’ last-chance appeal to salvage a congressional district map favoring the GOP, closing out the months-long legal saga over the referendum that will appear on the Nov.
- Tuesday will have the referendum as Proposition A and a congressional election based on a map drawn in 2022 that is expected to return a delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington.
- WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch effort by Missouri Republicans to use a newly drawn congressional map, which was designed to maximize their political power, for this year’s midterm elections.
- Kavanaugh handles emergency requests that arise from Missouri.
- "Only this Court can prevent Missouri from being forced to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters; and only this Court can ensure that Missouri hosts a timely and lawful federal congressional election," the application said.
- In their response, they argued the state's Secretary of State waited until "the last possible day" to challenge the referendum after implementing the revised map during the congressional primary, hoping the courts would refuse to order a return to the previous districts so close to the general election.