Show-Me Gerrymandering Future

And important tidbit about midterm election gamesmanship AND THEN . . . Something to consider as we move forward with more doubt in American elections . . . Check-it: 

In a legal filing in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, who is representing Hoskins, said that the districts won't remain the same between the primary and general elections.

"This fall, hundreds of thousands of Missouri voters will consider a slate of congressional candidates in the 2026 General Election that they never had the opportunity to consider in the Primary," Hanaway wrote.

Though the case will no longer impact which map voters will use in November, it could decide whether Missourians could challenge a redistricting map via a referendum ever again. Hanaway said the court's decision "will impact elections through the Eight Circuit for decades to come."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri Secretary of State says it's too late to switch to lawmakers' 2025 map now

The state's concession to use Missouri's old congressional map comes hours after county clerks said it would be "impossible" to use new map.