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- The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Missouri’s 2025 gerrymandered map for the November 2026 elections.
- Absentee voting began on September 22, 2026 using ballots printed with the 2022 district map.
- About 1.4 million Missourians and roughly 284,000 primary voters would fall in different districts under the two maps.
- The split between the state Supreme Court and the 8th Circuit is expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.