The question of whether Missouri's new congressional districts are in effect for the 2026 elections will be up to a court to decide. A lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of voters contends the redrawn map backed by President Donald Trump should have been automatically suspended earlier this month when opponents submitted

Jackson County voters are suing state leaders over the new congressional map as 305,000 petition signatures are ignored.

The Missouri attorney general claims that the Republican-drawn congressional map is now active. But an anti-redistricting campaign argues that the law must be suspended while the state determines if enough valid signatures were submitted to force a statewide vote.

There’s a new legal effort aimed at blocking new political maps in Missouri from being used in next year’s midterm election.