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Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google The fight over Missouri\u2019s congressional map took another confusing turn on Monday as a federal appellate panel sided with Republicans who want the general election to be held using boundaries redrawn to favor their party.But because of a previous U.S. Supreme Court decision, Missouri is still set for now to hold its general election under the map used in the 2022 and 2024 elections. The Supreme Court has already cleared the way twice for the older map to be used in November, and ballots were required to be mailed to overseas and military voters last week. The ruling on Monday, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, once again placed the question back before the justices.Where Missouri\u2019s districts changedNearly a quarter of the state's registered voters are assigned to different districts in the general election than they were in the primary.\n \n \n \n \nAffected areas\n970,000 voters across\nsix congressional districts\n6\nColumbia\nKansas\nCity\n5\n3\n1\nSt.\nLouis\n2\nJefferson\nCity\n4\n8\n7\nDistricts 7 and 8 were unchanged\nAffected areas\n970,000 voters across\nsix congressional districts\n6\nColumbia\nKansas\nCity\n5\n3\n1\nSt.\nLouis\n2\nJefferson\nCity\n4\n8\n7\nDistricts 7 and 8 were unchanged\n \n \n Note: District lines shown are those expected to be used in the November general election.Sources: New York Times analysis of voter registration data compiled by L2 (number of affected voters); United States Census Bureau (roads and populated areas).Leanne Abraham and Irineo Cabreros\/The New York TimesThe decision cast fresh doubt on whether the eventual winners of those elections would be seated in Congress. The state\u2019s primary was held last month using the redrawn boundaries, creating a rare situation in which many voters would be casting ballots for general election candidates whom they had no say in nominating.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTWhatever happens now, officials from both parties have acknowledged, post-election lawsuits seem likely.The Eighth Circuit panel, composed of three judges nominated by Republican presidents, said that \u201cMissouri\u2019s current plan to use the 2022 map in the November 2026 general election violates the Constitution.\u201dStill, the appellate court ordered a federal district judge to give the Supreme Court a week to review the issue, leaving continued uncertainty over which map will be used.The appellate judges wrote that using the redrawn map would cause \u201cthe least amount of confusion for voters subjected to a string of changes this month.\u201d The judges added that \u201cMissourians filed to run for Congress, met candidates, watched campaign advertisements, received campaign mail and voted under the 2025 map.\u201dRead the RulingRead Document 40 pagesAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe panel was hearing an appeal in a case filed by Republican congressional candidates who wanted to use the redrawn map in the general election. Using one set of lines in the primary and another in November, the candidates argued, would be unconstitutional.Officials with the offices of the governor, attorney general and secretary of state in Missouri did not immediately reply to requests for comment.The leader of People Not Politicians Missouri, an anti-redistricting group that has sought a statewide vote on the new map, said he would file an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.\u201cOfficials should stop wasting taxpayers\u2019 money on pointless legal action and instead focus on administering our elections,\u201d said the leader, Richard von Glahn.Brianna Lennon, the clerk and chief election official in Boone County, Mo., which includes Columbia, said on Monday evening that she had not received new guidance from the secretary of state\u2019s office. She said that ballots using the older map had already been mailed to overseas voters and that more absentee ballots using that map were poised to be sent on Tuesday.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cI expect that the Supreme Court will have a say in this before it is over,\u201d Ms. Lennon said.Missouri was among several states that redrew congressional maps outside the usual once-a-decade cycle, prompted by President Trump\u2019s demand last summer. But while other states\u2019 boundaries have been settled for months, Missouri\u2019s have remained murky. Republicans now hold six of Missouri\u2019s eight U.S. House seats. The redrawn map, which legislators approved last year during a special session, would position Republicans to flip a Kansas City-area district now held by Democrats, which could help determine control of Congress.Redistricting opponents gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures seeking a statewide vote on the new map, leading to uncertainty over which lines were in effect.On Primary Day, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, said he believed redistricting was not eligible for a referendum. The Missouri Supreme Court disagreed, saying the redrawn boundaries were not yet law, and ordered the question to appear on the November ballot. By then, candidates had already campaigned and voters had already cast primary ballots under the redrawn lines.The state Supreme Court ruling set off a series of confusing and sometimes contradictory court orders that left many county election officials and voters baffled.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThat does not mean the fight is over. Officials from both parties have predicted that losing candidates could challenge the general election results in court.\u201cI\u2019m sure there will be some lawsuits\u201d if the older map is used, Mr. Hoskins said in an interview this month.Reporting was contributed by Leanne Abraham, Irineo Cabreros and Ann E. Marimow.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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