Missouri officials urged the Supreme Court on Friday to reinstate a congressional map that includes an additional seat for the Republican Party, the latest emergency case tied to President Donald Trump’s nationwide redistricting fight to reach the high court.
The emergency appeal comes a day after the state’s top court blocked that map for the November midterm election.
“A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,” the state told the Supreme Court in an emergency appeal that warned of “unprecedented chaos” if the justices decline to intervene.
The state asked the Supreme Court to resolve the case by September 14, relying in part on a federal law that dictates the timing for mailing overseas and military ballots.
“Missouri cannot run a timely, lawful federal election absent a stay,” Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, told the Supreme Court. “This court has long recognized that last-minute judicial alterations can upend and inflict chaos on federal elections.”
