Hanaway sends emergency application to the Supreme Court over ‘Missouri First’ map

By: Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court of the United States over the Missouri high court’s decision to put the highly debated “Missouri First” Congressional map on the November ballot.

Hanaway is looking for a stay, claiming that the Missouri Court’s decision on Thursday violates the U.S. Constitution’s elections clause and claims “hundreds of thousands of Missouri voters” were disenfranchised.

"We have just appealed yesterday's catastrophic ruling to the Supreme Court of the United States. We look forward to the Court's prompt review of this critical matter, as our ability to hold timely and lawful congressional elections hangs in the balance,” Hanaway said in a statement.

Hanaway is looking for a ruling on Monday, a federal holiday, as the deadline to get something on the November ballot is Tuesday.

The Missouri court ruled in favor of “People Not Politicians” on Thursday, saying House Bill 1 -- which Gov. Mike Kehoe signed last year – was unlawful. The decision also makes the 2022 map as the map used for this upcoming election.  

The appeal has not yet appealed on the SCOTUS’ online docket.