The Republican National Committee says the Missouri Supreme Court's relief could "sow more confusion among the electorate"
National party committee, filing as intervenor-respondent with the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Missouri Republican State Committee
“It is difficult to imagine a judicial action that could sow more confusion among the electorate or inflict more damage to the public’s confidence in the integrity of the congressional elections than the relief the Missouri Supreme Court granted.”
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Brief filed by three Republican party committees as intervenors, supporting Secretary of State Denny Hoskins's application to stay the Supreme Court of Missouri's September 3 ruling. The docket lists the filing as the response of the Republican National Committee, et al.
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The Court's docket records Secretary of State Denny Hoskins's September 4 application to stay the Supreme Court of Missouri's September 3 ruling, the responses and amicus briefs filed September 4 to 7, and Justice Kavanaugh's September 8 denial.
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Unanimous opinion reversing the Cole County Circuit Court. It holds that the referendum petition on House Bill 1 was legal, sufficient and timely, orders the Secretary of State to certify it for the November 2026 ballot, and enjoins him from using the 2025 map in the November 2026 general election unless voters approve it.
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The Supreme Court of Missouri had ruled on September 3 that the 2022 map remains in force for the November general election, and Hoskins applied to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 4 for a stay.
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Hoskins's application on September 8.
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Case context: Should Missouri be allowed to use its 2025 congressional map in the 2026 general election?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
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The reference point is use of the 2025 map in the 2026 general election. The committees oppose the state court's order, which barred that map, and ask the Court to stay it, which defends using the map. The closest competing label, condemns, does not fit because their criticism is aimed at the state court, not at the use of the map.
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