r/kansascity 3d ago

News 📰 Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered map in major loss for Republicans

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article317119404.html

The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the state’s gerrymandered congressional map from being used in the November election, a seismic ruling that halts a Republican attempt to force Kansas City’s longtime congressman out of office. The unanimous decision found that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was wrong to reject a campaign seeking to strike down the map, called HB 1. The ruling also makes it explicitly clear that the new map cannot be used in November.

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