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Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old congressional district map; Supreme Court rejects appeal

Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old congressional district map; Supreme Court rejects appeal

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September 8th, 2026

Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old congressional district map; Supreme Court rejects appeal

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A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily barred the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in this convoluted and perplexing legal dispute.

密蘇里州的一名聯邦法官週二暫時阻止該州在十一月選舉中使用舊的國會選區此前美國最高法院拒絕介入這樁迂迴曲折令人費解法律糾紛

These rulings amply illustrate the intricate nature of Missouri's redistricting dispute, a controversy that has persisted for over a year.

這些裁決充分顯示密蘇里州選區重劃之爭的複雜本質該爭議已持續超過一年

The federal court action unfolded within days of the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling that the state could not use the new U.S. House district map backed by President Donald Trump in the November election, a decision prompted by citizens who submitted thousands of petition signatures demanding a statewide referendum on the map.

聯邦法院的訴訟行動,在密蘇里州最高法院裁定該州不得於十一月選舉中採用總統唐納德·特朗普支持的新美國眾議院選區劃分圖後數日內展開,此乃因公民遞交數千份請願簽名要求對該圖進行全州性公民投票

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the appeal filed by Missouri's Republican attorney general, thereby upholding the injunction issued by the Missouri Supreme Court.

美國最高法院週二拒絕受理密蘇里州共和黨總檢察長的上訴維持了密蘇里州最高法院的禁令

Immediately thereafter, however, U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Missouri from employing any district map other than the newly drawn one backed by the Republicans.

然而緊接著美國地區法官史蒂芬·克拉克發布了一項臨時限制令禁止密蘇里州使用除共和黨支持的新選區以外的任何選區

The new districts were already in use during the August primary, and their winners have been formally certified by election officials.

新選區已於八月初選啟用勝出者業經選舉官員正式認證

However, the question of which district boundaries will ultimately be applied in the November general election remains unresolved to this day.

然而十一月大選究竟將採用何種選區劃分此一問題至今懸而未決

This is the latest development in a breaking news story.

此為一則突發新聞最新進展。

The Associated Press had previously released the following report.

美聯社先前發布以下報導

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Missouri officials who sought to implement new congressional districts endorsed by President Donald Trump for the November elections, a setback for Republicans who had counted on the revised map to help them retain their precarious majority.

最高法院週二駁回了密蘇里州官員的上訴這些官員希望在十一月選舉採用總統唐納德·特朗普支持的新國會選區此舉對共和黨人而言是一次挫敗,因為他們原本指望新地圖能助其保住勉強的多數席位

The justices upheld a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court, which determined that a petition calling for a statewide referendum automatically delayed the implementation of the new district boundaries.

法官們維持了密蘇里州最高法院的裁決,該院認定,要求全州公民投票的請願書,自動暫緩了新選區的劃定。

This ruling marks a rare setback for the Republicans in the congressional redistricting struggle, a contest that was spearheaded last year at Trump's urging.

此項裁決象徵著共和黨在國會選區重劃的角力中遭遇了一場罕見的挫敗而該場角力正是去年由特朗普力促共和黨人所發起的

Missouri's new districts were put into use during the August primary, yet in September the state's supreme court ruled that the government must revert to the district boundaries adopted after the previous census.

密蘇里州的新選區於八月初選時付諸使用然而該州最高法院在九月裁定州政府必須恢復至上一次人口普查後所採行的選區劃分

In her appeal, the Republican state attorney general, Catherine Hanaway, argued that redrawing electoral districts for voters between the primary and general elections could infringe upon federal rights, and asserted that such a move would inevitably precipitate electoral chaos.

共和黨籍州總檢察長凱瑟琳·哈納韋在上訴中主張於初選與大選之間為選民重新劃分選區恐侵害聯邦權利並稱此舉勢必引發選務混亂

Missouri is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by six Republican and two Democratic members, all of whom were elected under district boundaries approved by Republican state officials in 2022.

密蘇里州目前在美國眾議院由六名共和黨籍議員與兩名民主黨籍議員共同代表,這些代表是依據共和黨州級官員於2022年核准的選區劃分而當選的。

Under pressure from Trump, Missouri's Governor Mike Kehoe convened a special session of the legislature last year to redraw congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections, seeking political advantage.

在特朗普的施壓下密蘇里州州長邁克·基霍去年召集立法機構召開特別會議於中期選舉前重新劃分國會選區以圖政治利益

The revised map targeted the Fifth Congressional District, represented by Emanuel Cleaver, a long-serving Democratic congressman from Kansas City, reassigning portions of it to two adjacent Republican-held districts and extending the remainder of Cleaver's district eastward into the vast Republican rural hinterland.

修訂後的地圖針對堪薩斯城長期任職的民主黨眾議員伊曼努爾·克利弗所代表的第五國會選區將其部分地區重新劃歸兩個由共和黨人代表的相鄰選區,將克利弗選區的其餘部分向東延伸幅員遼闊的共和黨鄉村地帶

Cleaver faced virtually no opposition in the Democratic primary, sailing through with ease.

克利弗在民主黨初選中可謂毫無對手,輕鬆出線

Meanwhile, state Senator Rick Brattain managed to secure victory in the Republican primary within the newly redrawn district.

與此同時州參議員里克·布拉廷在歷經重新劃分的選區內成功贏得了共和黨初選的勝利。

On primary day, Republican Secretary of State Danny Hoskins refused to accept a petition bearing thousands of signatures, which sought to compel a November referendum on the district map.

在初選當日共和黨籍州務卿丹尼·霍斯金斯拒絕受理一份載有數千名簽署者請願書該請願旨在迫使就選區地圖舉行十一月公民投票

Hoskins contended that the Missouri Constitution did not authorize a referendum on congressional redistricting.

霍斯金斯主張密蘇里州憲法並未授權就國會選區重劃進行公投

The lower courts concurred, yet the state supreme court ultimately overturned Hoskins' ruling.

下級法院對此表示認同然而州最高法院最終推翻了霍斯金斯的裁決

The state supreme court ruled that the new districts had been retroactively frozen when the petition signatures were submitted in December of last year, and thus had never become law.

州最高法院裁定新選區在去年十二月提交請願簽名時即遭追溯凍結因此從未成為法律

On Tuesday, Hoskins, acting on the state court's order, placed the redistricting referendum on the November ballot as Proposition A.

霍斯金斯於週二依州法院命令將選區重劃公投列為十一月選票上A提案

The Missouri Constitution does not explicitly stipulate that referendums may apply to congressional redistricting, yet the state supreme court has ruled that the constitutional provision permitting referendums on "any bill" passed by the legislature extends in scope to such redistricting legislation.

密蘇里州憲法並未明確規定公投可適用於國會選區重劃,但州最高法院裁定,憲法中允許就立法機關通過之「任何法案」舉行公投的條款,其涵蓋範圍亦及於此類重劃立法。

Missouri followed closely on the heels of Texas, becoming the second Republican-dominated state to heed Trump's call from the previous year to redraw congressional districts.

密蘇里州緊隨德克薩斯州之後,成為第二個響應特朗普去年重新劃分國會選區呼籲共和黨主導州

Several other states have since followed suit.

其他數州相繼跟進。

On the whole, Republicans had pinned their hopes on securing as many as sixteen additional seats from the new House maps of eight statesTexas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Alabama.

總體而言共和黨人曾寄望於從八個州(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阿拉巴馬州)的新眾議院地圖贏得多達十六個額外席位

Meanwhile, despite suffering repeated setbacks in their counteroffensive, Democrats remained confident that they could gain up to six additional seats from the newly drawn districts in California and Utah.

與此同時民主黨人在反擊中屢遭挫折仍相信他們加利福尼亞州猶他州新選區贏得多達六個額外席位

Whether redistricting will work as the Republicans hope remains to be seen.

選區重劃能否如共和黨所願發揮作用目前仍待觀察

Historically, the president's party tends to lose House seats in midterm elections, and Trump's low approval ratings may pose additional obstacles for Republican candidates.

從歷史來看總統所屬政黨在期中選舉往往失去眾議院席次特朗普的低支持率可能為共和黨候選人增添額外障礙

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