Court-enjoined 7R-1D map vs. reinstated 6R-2D baseline & statewide referendum simulator
The state supreme court unanimously blocked the congressional redistricting map signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. The court enjoined election authorities from utilizing the contested 7R-1D lines for the November general election and ordered that candidate ballots proceed under the prior 6R-2D baseline while voters decide a statewide referendum.
In the Trump-backed blocked map, the 5th district was fragmented across three deep-red rural districts to dilute urban Kansas City voters and engineer a 7R-1D delegation. The Supreme Court ruling halts this partition.
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The Missouri Supreme Court en banc concluded that the disputed gerrymander violated Article III, Section 45 of the Missouri Constitution regarding contiguous territory and community-of-interest protections. The decision was issued 7-0 without dissent.
Local election authorities across all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis are enjoined from certifying ballots under the blocked map. Absentee and military ballots must be finalized under the reinstated 6R-2D baseline lines.
Under Article III, Section 52(a), voters retain the power to veto legislative acts. If a simple majority (50% + 1) votes to reject the map in the statewide referendum, the enacted congressional map is permanently nullified.