Missouri election map remains caught between court orders
Missouri’s congressional map remains unsettled after state and federal courts issued conflicting orders before the November 3 election.
Missouri’s congressional map remains unsettled after state and federal courts issued conflicting orders before the November 3 election.
A proposed Census Bureau rule could change who counts toward House apportionment and remove race and ethnicity questions, but no change is final.
The Supreme Court stayed a federal order requiring Missouri to use a new congressional map, leaving officials to prepare under the 2022 map for now.
Maryland’s highest court is set to review whether a proposed congressional redistricting amendment can appear on the November 3 ballot.
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear two ballot appeals Sept. 2, six days before the deadline for court action on whether either measure can reach voters Nov. 3.
A Dorchester County judge was expected to rule Friday on a second challenge to Maryland’s proposed Question 3, days before ballot certification and a scheduled Supreme Court argument session.
A Maryland judge barred Question 3 from the November 3 ballot, but the order is stayed as the state appeals before Maryland’s August 31 deadline.
The August 6 primary produced a Pearson-Taylor race in Tennessee’s new 9th District and an Ogles defeat as a federal redistricting case continues.
Missouri’s redistricting fight is headed to court after Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a referendum despite organizers’ verified-signature claim.
Stafford County Public Schools says Hartwood High School, also known as High School 6, is slated to open in August 2026 with capacity for up to 2,150 students.
Maryland lawmakers approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would let voters decide whether the state may revisit congressional district lines before the 2028 election cycle.
Maryland lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment for voter consideration that could allow a new congressional map before the 2028 elections, but Maryland’s current districts and the 2026 election remain unchanged.
Nashville and Davidson County voters head to the polls Thursday, Aug. 6. Early voting ended Aug. 1; check your registration, assigned location, ballot and photo ID before leaving.
Virginia’s Aug. 4, 2026 primary set three major Democratic-Republican House matchups and confirmed Beth Macy as the Democratic nominee in the 6th, while court rulings left the existing congressional map in place for November.
Missouri’s August 4 congressional primary is being run under House Bill 1’s new map, while a referendum petition seeking to repeal it remains listed in preliminary status and could affect the November election.
Maryland lawmakers are advancing a constitutional redistricting amendment, but Maryland’s existing congressional map remains in place for the 2026 election.
Florida voters will use the new congressional map for the Aug. 18 primary, but the state Supreme Court did not decide whether the map is constitutional.
Virginia voters are casting August 4 congressional primary ballots under pre-referendum district lines after the state Supreme Court voided the proposed map.
Missouri voters are casting primary ballots under new congressional lines as Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faces an August 4 deadline on a referendum petition.
Louisiana U.S. House candidates must qualify by 4:30 p.m. Friday for races moved to a Nov. 3 open primary after earlier congressional elections were canceled.
Voters in Alabama’s 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th congressional districts must verify their district, ballot choice and voting deadlines before Aug. 11.
Howard County selected a future High School 14 site in Elkridge. For Glenwood, the immediate issue is countywide capacity planning—not a boundary change.