Supreme Court denies bid to reinstate new congressional map in Missouri
The Supreme Court denied an effort by Missouri officials to reinstate a new congressional map for the November election after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled voters would have to approve the new map via a ballot measure.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court denied an emergency application from Missouri officials to reinstate a new congressional map.
- The Missouri Supreme Court previously ruled that voters must approve the new map through a ballot measure.
- The denial means the upcoming November election will use the congressional map from 2022 and 2024.
- Missouri officials had argued that reverting to the old map would cause election administration chaos and disenfranchise voters.
- The dispute centers on state constitutional matters regarding referendums and ballot measures.