Missouri Supreme Court ``wait'' to draw new House districts; referendum to be held using old districts

[New York Current Affairs] On the 3rd, the state Supreme Court in Missouri, in the midwestern United States, ordered that the redistricting of the U.S. House of Representatives favoring Republicans will not be approved until it is approved by a referendum, and that the midterm elections in November be held using the old district layout. Hold a referendum during the midterm elections.

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The Republican-controlled state Legislature passed the new district drawings last September. The aim was to divide the electoral districts in which the Democratic Party holds seats and reduce the Democratic Party's two seats by one.

A primary election was held last month to determine the candidates for the ruling and opposition parties in the new districts, but the state Supreme Court has not specifically addressed how candidates will be treated in the general election in the old districts.

State Attorney General Hannaway said in a statement, ``Never before in the history of the United States has a redistricting system been overturned after a primary election,'' and said he plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump criticized the ruling on his social media, calling it "ridiculous and unconstitutional."