Appeals court rules Missouri must use new congressional map – spectrumlocalnews.com

Appeals court rules Missouri must use new congressional map  spectrumlocalnews.com

The appellate court ruling has been stayed for a week, giving the U.S. Supreme Court a third opportunity to review the case. ST. LOUIS—The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Monday afternoon that federal law mandates that Missouri must use the same congressional redistricting map it used in the August primary, meaning the ones drawn in 2025, despite the fact that the state supreme court ruled that map has never been in legal effect. The appellate court ruling has been stayed for a week, giving the U.S. Supreme Court a third opportunity to review the case. Two previous rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state supreme court decision to use the maps drawn in 2022.

The court ruled that the Sept. 18 deadline to distribute overseas and military ballots was not itself, a deadline for the court to take action. Absentee voting with an excuse begins Tuesday in Missouri. A spokesperson for the St. Louis County Board of Elections said because of the stay, it will have voters use the 2022 map in the meantime. To try to change districts at this late date would be “practically impossible” and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities told appeals judges in a legal filing. But an attorney representing Republicans who