On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed an appeal lodged by Missouri's Republican Attorney General, thereby upholding the injunction previously issued by the state's highest court.
美國最高法院於週二駁回密蘇里州共和黨籍檢察總長所提出之上訴,從而維持該州最高法院先前頒布之禁制令。
However, shortly thereafter, United States District Judge Stephen Clark issued a separate temporary restraining order, expressly mandating that Missouri may not adopt any redistricting plan other than the new map endorsed by the Republicans.
然而,旋即美國地區法官斯蒂芬·克拉克另發布一項臨時限制令,明令密蘇里州不得採用除共和黨所支持之新選區劃分以外的任何其他選區方案。
The newly delineated districts were duly implemented during the August primary elections, and the victorious candidates therein have been formally certified by the electoral authorities.
新選區已於八月初選中付諸實施,其勝出者業經選舉官員正式認證。
Nevertheless, the contentious question of which districting scheme will ultimately govern the November general election remains conspicuously unresolved, pending further adjudication and clarification.
然而,十一月大選究竟將採行何種選區劃分,此一爭議性議題至今仍懸而未決,尚待進一步釐清。
This ruling epitomizes a rare and emblematic setback for the Republican Party in the nationwide redistricting contest—a campaign that was, in fact, instigated last year at the behest of Trump, who urged his fellow partisans to undertake it.
此項裁決象徵著共和黨在全國選區重劃的角逐中,遭遇了一場罕見且具象徵意義的挫敗;而此一戰役,正是去年由特朗普力促其黨內同志所發起。
Nevertheless, under pressure from Trump, Missouri's Governor Mike Kehoe convened a special session of the state legislature last year, with the intent of redrawing congressional districts prior to the midterm elections, thereby seeking to advance his own political interests.
然而,在特朗普的施壓之下,密蘇里州州長麥克·基霍於去年召集州議會召開臨時特別會議,意圖在期中選舉之前重新劃分國會選區,藉此謀求己方之政治利益。
The revised map targeted the Fifth Congressional District, represented by Emanuel Cleaver, the long-serving Democratic congressman from Kansas City, reallocating portions of its territory to two adjacent Republican-dominated districts, while the remainder of Cleaver's district extended eastward, incorporating the expansive Republican rural hinterland.
修訂後的地圖針對堪薩斯城長期任職的民主黨籍聯邦眾議員伊曼紐爾·克利弗所代表的第五國會選區,將其部分轄域重新劃歸兩個由共和黨人主導的毗鄰選區,而克利弗選區的其餘版圖則向東延伸,納入幅員遼闊的共和黨鄉村腹地。
Cleaver faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, effectively securing victory by default.
克利弗在民主黨初選中無人與之抗衡,可謂不戰而勝。
Concurrently, State Senator Rick Brattin emerged triumphant in the Republican primary within the newly redrawn district.
與此同時,州參議員里克·布拉廷則在歷經重新劃分的選區內,成功贏得共和黨初選的勝利。
On the day of the primary election, the Republican Secretary of State, Danny Hoskins, categorically rejected a petition bearing thousands of signatures, which sought to compel a November referendum on the redistricting map.
在初選當日,共和黨籍州務卿丹尼·霍斯金斯斷然拒絕了一份載有數千名簽署者的請願書,該請願旨在強制推動針對選區地圖的十一月公民投票。
Hoskins contended that the Missouri Constitution does not authorize a referendum on congressional redistricting matters.
霍斯金斯主張,密蘇里州憲法並未授權就國會選區重劃事宜舉行公投。
The lower courts upheld this ruling, yet the state Supreme Court ultimately overturned Hoskins's decision.
下級法院對此裁決表示認同,然州最高法院最終推翻了霍斯金斯的決定。
The state supreme court ruled that the newly delineated districts had been retroactively frozen at the time the petition signatures were submitted last December, and thus had never possessed legal force.
州最高法院裁定,新劃定的選區在去年十二月提交請願簽名之際即遭追溯性凍結,故始終未曾具有法律效力。
On Tuesday, Hoskins, acting in compliance with the state court's directive, placed the redistricting referendum on the November ballot as Proposition A.
霍斯金斯於週二依據州法院之命令,將選區重劃公投列為十一月選票上之A提案。
The Missouri Constitution does not explicitly stipulate that referenda may be applied to the redrawing of congressional districts;
密蘇里州憲法並未明文規定公民投票得適用於國會選區之重新劃分;
However, the state's supreme court has already ruled that the constitutional provision permitting referenda on "any bill" passed by the legislature extends in its scope to legislation pertaining to the reapportionment of congressional districts.
然該州最高法院業已裁示,憲法中允許就立法機關所通過之「任何法案」舉行公民投票之條款,其涵蓋範圍及於國會選區重劃之相關立法。
Missouri stands as the second Republican-governed state, following Texas, to heed the call for congressional redistricting that Trump championed last year.
密蘇里州乃繼德克薩斯州之後,第二個響應特朗普去年所倡議之國會選區重新劃分呼籲的共和黨主政州屬。
Several other states have since followed suit in kind.
其餘數州亦相繼仿效。
Taking a panoramic view, the Republican camp had aspired to secure up to sixteen additional seats from the newly drawn House district maps across eight states—namely Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Alabama.
綜觀全局,共和黨陣營曾冀望自八個州——即德克薩斯州、密蘇里州、北卡羅來納州、俄亥俄州、佛羅里達州、田納西州、路易斯安那州及阿拉巴馬州——之新眾議院選區地圖中,斬獲至多十六席額外議席。
The Democrats, by contrast, have seen their countermeasures repeatedly thwarted, yet they remain steadfast in their conviction that they can wrest as many as six seats from the redrawn districts of California and Utah.
反觀民主黨人,其反制行動屢遭挫敗,然彼等仍堅信可自加利福尼亞州與猶他州之新劃選區內,贏得多達六席之增益。
Whether the redrawing of electoral districts will yield the strategic dividends the Republicans anticipate remains a matter of considerable conjecture.
選區重劃能否如共和黨所預期般發揮其戰略效用,尚屬未定之天。
Viewed through the lens of historical precedent, the party holding the presidency is frequently consigned to forfeiting seats in the House of Representatives during midterm elections; moreover, Trump's flagging approval ratings are poised to erect even more formidable electoral hurdles for Republican contenders.
綜觀歷史脈絡,執政黨於期中選舉之際,往往難逃眾議院席次流失之宿命;而特朗普低迷的民意支持度,恐將為共和黨候選人增添更為棘手的選戰障礙。