The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the state’s latest redistricting map in separate lawsuits.
The opinion in the first suit stated residents failed to meet the burden required by state law to demonstrate the map was unconstitutional.
The second suit took issue with which map was currently in effect.
Residents gathered signatures they believed should stop the new map from going into effect until it was put to a statewide vote, but the court ruled unanimously that nothing in the constitution allows a referendum petition alone to automatically suspend legislation.
(Photo Courtesy: Envato Elements)