8th Circuit orders Missouri to use 2025 map in November elections

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Missouri must use the 2025 congressional map for the November election, with the order stayed through Sept. 28 to allow appeals; a concurrent injunction had barred using anything other than the 2025 map, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay keeps the 2022 map in place for now. The dispute centers on whether maps can change between a primary and general election and the status of HB 1’s referendum; multiple groups, including People Not Politicians, have appealed, and the case could return to the Supreme Court even as ballots have already been printed and overseas voters must be sent.