Missouri officials have filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map invalidated by a lower court.
Key facts
- •Missouri filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Friday.
- •The state is seeking to restore a congressional map that was previously invalidated by a lower court.
- •Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's office authored the emergency filing.
- •The state claims the current legal situation is causing unprecedented chaos for the midterms.
Missouri officials filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court late Friday, seeking to restore a congressional map that a lower court had previously invalidated. The state argues that the ruling has created significant disruption for the upcoming midterm elections.
State claims of election disruption
In the filing, the office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) described the situation as a federal election administration disaster. The state warned that the lower court's decision has unleashed unprecedented chaos regarding the midterm election process.
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