Tag: congressional maps
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Missouri becomes the second state to voluntarily redraw its congressional map
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed new congressional district boundaries into law on Sept. 28, 2025, making Missouri the second state to voluntarily adopt a new map before the 2026 elections. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a new map into law on Aug. 29, 2025. Together, the two redraws could create six new Republican-leaning…
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Missouri veto referendum campaign seeks to place new congressional map on 2026 ballot
In Missouri, signatures are being gathered for a veto referendum to place the newly redrawn congressional district map on the 2026 ballot. A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. Placing the map on the ballot would mean it would not go into effect…
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Missouri joins group of states where congressional district boundaries could change before the 2026 elections
Missouri joins a group of five states that may have new congressional maps before the 2026 elections. A new Missouri congressional map awaits Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) signature after it received final legislative approval on Sept. 12. Texas approved redrawn congressional districts in August. California voters will decide in a Nov. 4, 2025, special election…
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama’s congressional maps in Allen v. Milligan decision
On June 8, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan adopted in November 2021 and used in the state’s 2022 elections violated the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn to include a second majority-Black district. In November 2021, a group of Alabama voters and organizations sued Secretary of…