Missouri Supreme Court upholds new GOP-drawn congressional map
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a new Republican-drawn congressional map, ruling that state law does not explicitly prohibit mid-decade redistricting by lawmakers.
- The map, signed into law by Missouri's Republican governor, is designed to help the GOP gain a House seat in the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing district lines before the usual 10-year cycle.
- The decision aligns with President Donald Trump's push for Republican-controlled states to redraw maps ahead of the midterms, contributing to a broader national redistricting effort involving multiple states.
- Missouri's new map targets Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's seat by shifting parts of Kansas City into more rural, Republican-leaning districts, prompting six Republicans to file for the newly drawn district.
- Opponents are seeking to block the map through a voter referendum, with the advocacy group People Not Politicians suing to pause the map's implementation while the referendum process is underway.
