{"id":52934,"date":"2025-09-04T17:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/?post_type=cases&p=52934"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:26:37","slug":"missouri-congressional-redistricting-special-session-challenge","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/missouri-congressional-redistricting-special-session-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Congressional Redistricting Special Session Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A pro-voting rights lawsuit challenging the Missouri governor\u2019s call for a special legislative session to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The NAACP filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri Republican Governor Mike Kehoe\u2019s call for a special legislative session to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map and rewrite the ballot initiative process to make these measures harder for voters to pass. Plaintiffs assert that the governor has failed to cite an \u201cextraordinary occasion,\u201d as required by the state\u2019s constitution, for calling the special session and lacks authority to create new maps without a new census or apportionment bill from the U.S. Congress. Plaintiffs seek to block the governor from calling the special legislative session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why It Matters<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The Governor\u2019s call for a special legislative session is in coordination with President Trump\u2019s broader mid-decade redistricting plan to secure additional Republican congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Kehoe\u2019s proposed map would give the GOP an extra seat at the expense of Black voters in Kansas City. Meanwhile, Missourians have used the ballot initiative process to pass popular measures opposed by the GOP-controlled legislature, including a law protecting abortion rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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