[UPDATE] Appeals court orders Missouri to use 7-1 Republican map but stays ruling one week
The Supreme Court has already ruled against the Trump-backed map twice.
The panel held that using different lines than the August primary violates the Constitution, while challengers readied an urgent appeal.
PREVIOUSLY
- 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.
Key figures on the ruling and the election calendar:
- 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.