Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered congressional map, orders referendum vote

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 1,545

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday.

The court also ruled the congressional districts used in Missouri’s August primary cannot be used in the Nov. 3 general election.

The decision puts a congressional plan before voters for the first time since 1922 and affirms that the Missouri Constitution’s provision allowing

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