Ongoing3 earlier updates13 days

This story has run 4 times over 13 days, starting Sep 10.

Sep 10Missouri Supreme Court summons Hoskins after he ordered officials to use a blocked congressional map.
Sep 11UpdateSupreme Court blocks Missouri from using 7-1 Republican map in November
Sep 13UpdateMissouri election officials warned the restored 6-2 map will confuse voters and disrupt races.
Sep 23UpdateAppeals court orders Missouri to use 7-1 Republican map but stays ruling one week — this issue

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Appeals court orders Missouri to use 7-1 Republican map but stays ruling one week

Courts and the administration

Political Guyentist · September 23, 20261 min read

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

The panel held that using different lines than the August primary violates the Constitution, while challengers readied an urgent appeal.

Catch upwhat happened before · 3 earlier issues

Sept. 10 — Missouri's high court summoned Secretary of State Denny Hoskins for telling officials to use the blocked 7-1 map.
Sept. 11 — The Supreme Court blocked the 7-1 map, and Hoskins directed counties back to 2022's 6-2 lines.
Sept. 13 — Local election officials warned that returning to the 6-2 map would confuse voters and disrupt races.

Sep 13UpdateMissouri election officials warned the restored 6-2 map will confuse voters and disrupt races.

2 earlier issues

Key figures on the ruling and the election calendarTwo of the three judges on the panel were appointed by Donald Trump.3 details

Two of the three judges on the panel were appointed by Donald Trump.
County clerks warned a late map swap would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Absentee ballots on the 6-2 lines were required to be ready by Tuesday, Sept. 22.

What we’re less sure of4 of 8 claims

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Missouri's high court summoned Secretary of State Denny Hoskins for telling officials to use the blocked 7-1 map on Sept. 10
Unsourced factual assertion absent from all cited court dockets and news sources, and stated by the desk without attribution.
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The Supreme Court blocked the 7-1 map on Sept. 11, and Hoskins directed counties back to 2022's 6-2 lines
Unattributed desk claim contradicted by court records, which show Justice Kavanaugh denied relief on Sept. 8 and the Supreme Court granted a stay on Sept. 10, with no Sept. 11 blocking order.
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Local election officials warned that returning to the 6-2 map would confuse voters and disrupt races
Local election officials warned of voter confusion and disrupted races; this is an estimate/forecast explicitly attributed by the story to local election officials.
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County clerks warned a late map swap would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
County clerks warned that a late swap would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars; this is a cost estimate/warning explicitly attributed by the story to county clerks.