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Back|Supreme Court blocks Trump's redistricting plan in Missouri
Supreme Court blocks Trump's redistricting plan in Missouri
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Tagesschau Ausland·57 minutes ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Supreme Court blocks Trump's redistricting plan in Missouri

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Trump's attempt to redraw electoral districts in Missouri to favor Republicans, starting mail-in voting under old boundaries and becoming potentially chaotic, while similar conflicts in other states threaten the congressional majority.

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Why It Matters

The conflict over district boundaries in Missouri has been going on for more than a year and is part of a nationwide dispute over redistricting ahead of the midterm elections.

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It is a defeat for Donald Trump before the upcoming midterm elections at the beginning of November: For the vote in the state of Missouri, the US President had pushed for electoral districts to be redefined in such a way that his Republican party's chances of success would increase.

But the state Supreme Court and now the Supreme Court in Washington see Trump's plan as a violation of important participation rights of the citizens of Missouri.

Postal voting begins soon

Now elections will take place again within the previous constituency boundaries. Postal voting in Missouri is scheduled to begin in just a few days. The affected electoral districts are threatened with a chaotic situation: many voters now have to be provided with new ballot papers that contain different candidates than previously planned.

This short-term change could lead to new disputes over the validity of Missouri's elections if the election results are close in Missouri.

Conflict in several states

The conflict over the course of constituency boundaries has been running parallel in several states for more than a year. Politically, the midterm elections are about the majority in both chambers of Congress in Washington.

If the Republican Party were to lose its current control of the House of Representatives, it would be significantly more difficult for President Trump to implement political plans in the second half of his term in office.

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  • Absentee voting in Missouri will result in delays and possible litigation due to the last-minute change.

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  • The fight over district boundaries will continue in other states ahead of the midterm elections and affect the national party balance.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • ?How many voters in Missouri will actually be affected by the short-term change?
  • ?Are there legal actions by the Democrats against the renewed use of the old district boundaries?
  • ?How might a close election result in Missouri affect national control of Congress?

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