{"id":20450,"date":"2026-08-20T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/missouri-judge-says-redrawn-congressional-map-may-be-used-in-midterms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:00:03","slug":"missouri-judge-says-redrawn-congressional-map-may-be-used-in-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/missouri-judge-says-redrawn-congressional-map-may-be-used-in-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">A judge in Missouri ruled Wednesday that the state\u2019s newly drawn congressional map could be used in the November elections, handing Republicans a win in a monthslong battle over redistricting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">Judge Daniel Green of the Circuit Court of Cole County, which includes the state\u2019s capital, Jefferson City, shot down an attempt to subject the new map, which favors Republicans, to a statewide vote in November. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The judge sided with Denny Hoskins, the secretary of state, <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us\/missouri-redistricting-referendum-result.html\" title=\"\">who had argued<\/a> that Missouri\u2019s Constitution does not allow a referendum on congressional redistricting and that altering districts now could disrupt midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">\u201cChanging the maps at this late juncture is not just \u2018impractical,\u2019 it is impossible,\u201d Judge Green said in the ruling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The decision has been appealed to the state\u2019s Supreme Court, according to Charles Hatfield, a lawyer for People Not Politicians, the group that filed the lawsuit and the proposed referendum on the new map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">\u201cThere are some more games left to play here,\u201d Mr. Hatfield said. \u201cWe are optimistic about our chances at the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The decision is a victory for Republicans hoping to maintain narrow control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections. Missouri was one of the first states to try to redraw its maps as part of President Trump\u2019s national push to increase Republicans\u2019 chances of keeping the chamber in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The fate of Missouri\u2019s map, which was designed to flip a seat currently held by a Democrat, has been uncertain for months. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">Shortly after lawmakers approved the map last year, People Not Politicians began gathering signatures to put the redrawn districts on voters\u2019 ballots in November. In Missouri, if a petition gets enough signatures to challenge a piece of legislation, that legislation is paused until a statewide vote is held.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The petition got enough signatures, according to supporters, but on Aug. 4, Mr. Hoskins, a Republican, said the proposed referendum did not qualify for the ballot. The decision came on the same day as primaries in the state, during which the new map was in use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians, said that the ruling was in fact no defeat for those who want to preserve the Democratic seat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">\u201cThe most important thing that happened today is that there was a ruling,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cthe state has tried to slow down the judicial process for months and now that we are out of Cole County, the real decision will be made. Our case now moves forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">Mr. Hoskins could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">The case now heads to the state\u2019s Supreme Court, which has already ruled in favor of the redistricting effort. In March, it upheld state lawmakers\u2019 ability to redraw the map outside of the typical, once-a-decade cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12m5bll evys1bk0\">In Missouri, the deadline to add a referendum to general election ballots is Sept. 8. It was not immediately clear whether the state\u2019s Supreme Court would hear the appeal before then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/us\/missouri-redistricting-midterms.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A judge in Missouri ruled Wednesday that the state\u2019s newly drawn congressional map could be used in the November elections, handing Republicans a win in a monthslong battle over redistricting. 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