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Appeals court reviews Missouri congressional map backed by Trump despite Supreme Court block

Appeals court reviews Missouri congressional map backed by Trump despite Supreme Court block

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September 17th, 2026

Appeals court reviews Missouri congressional map backed by Trump despite Supreme Court block

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A panel of a federal appeals court on Thursday considered an attempt to revive Missouri's new congressional districts.

Un panel de un tribunal federal de apelaciones consideró el jueves un intento de resucitar los nuevos distritos congresionales de Misuri.

These districts were supported by President Donald Trump.

Estos distritos eran respaldados por el presidente Donald Trump.

The U.S. Supreme Court had blocked the use of those districts in the November elections.

La Corte Suprema de EE. UU. había bloqueado el uso de esos distritos en las elecciones de noviembre.

A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments.

Un panel de tres jueces del Tribunal de Apelaciones del 8.º Circuito escuchó argumentos.

The long dispute is about whether the state should use the new districts drawn by Republicans.

La larga disputa trata sobre si el estado debe usar los nuevos distritos trazados por los republicanos.

It was not immediately clear what the impact would be, even if the panel ruled in favor of the new map.

No quedó claro de inmediato cuál sería el impacto, incluso si el panel fallara a favor del nuevo mapa.

The Supreme Court had already blocked a lower court order that favored the map.

La Corte Suprema ya había bloqueado una orden de un tribunal inferior que favorecía el mapa.

This happened while waiting for a possible appeal.

Esto ocurrió a la espera de una posible apelación.

Currently, Missouri is scheduled to hold its November elections with the same congressional districts it used in 2024 and 2022.

Actualmente, Misuri está programado para realizar sus elecciones de noviembre con los mismos distritos congresionales que usó en 2024 y 2022.

Local election officials said in a court filing that they are already printing ballots with those districts.

Funcionarios electorales locales dijeron en una presentación judicial que ya están imprimiendo boletas con esos distritos.

They face a Friday deadline under federal law.

Enfrentan una fecha límite del viernes bajo la ley federal.

They must mail absentee ballots to citizens abroad and military voters.

Deben enviar por correo boletas de voto en ausencia a ciudadanos en el extranjero y votantes militares.

State law requires that ballots be available to all other voters by next Tuesday.

La ley estatal exige que las boletas estén disponibles para todos los demás votantes antes del próximo martes.

The Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities filed the document. It said changing the districts at this date would be "practically impossible."

Según la presentación de la Asociación de Secretarios de Condado y Autoridades Electorales de Misuri, cambiar los distritos en esta fecha sería "prácticamente imposible".

It would also cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

También costaría cientos de miles de dólares.

A lawyer for Republican Congressman Bob Onder and State Senator Rick Brattin told the judges that there is still time.

Un abogado del congresista republicano Bob Onder y del senador estatal Rick Brattin sugirió a los jueces que todavía hay tiempo.

He said they can go back to the map backed by Trump.

Dijo que se puede volver al mapa respaldado por Trump.

Missouri Attorney General Lou Capozzi urged the panel to rule on something.

El procurador general de Misuri, Lou Capozzi, instó al panel a dictaminar algo.

According to him, the U.S. Constitution prohibits a referendum petition from suspending a map approved by lawmakers.

Según él, la Constitución de EE. UU. prohíbe que una petición de referéndum suspenda un mapa aprobado por los legisladores.

The judges indicated that they would rule quickly.

Los jueces indicaron que fallarían rápidamente.

They noted that any decision will probably be appealed to the Supreme Court.

Señalaron que cualquier decisión probablemente será apelada ante la Corte Suprema.

Judge James Loken said that election officials would have to deal with the situation.

El juez James Loken dijo que los funcionarios electorales tendrían que lidiar con la situación.

September 17th, 2026

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