Missouri Supreme Court upholds legislature’s redistricting authority, keeps voter ID law

Photo: Supreme Court of Missouri Building in Jefferson City, Missouri – February 21, 2025. Photo credit: Antony-22 via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Jason Hancock. Missouri Independent – March 24, 2026.

The Missouri Supreme Court handed down three rulings Tuesday that could shape the 2026 election, saying lawmakers had the authority to pass a new congressional map last year, leaving intact the state’s photo-ID requirement for voters and striking down limits on voter-registration and absentee-ballot outreach. The decisions gave Missouri Republicans a major win in the fight over congressional redistricting and preserved one of the state’s most contested voting laws, even as the court drew a constitutional line around how far Missouri can go in restricting civic groups trying to get people registered and to the polls. […]

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