A federal appeals court panel weighed on Thursday whether to keep alive Missouri’s attempt to reinstate a new congressional map that would net Republicans a House seat, potentially sending the messy legal saga to the Supreme Court for a third time.

Switching Missouri's congressional maps again for the upcoming November election is 'practically impossible', a group representing local election officials told a federal appeals court.

A dizzying volley of court rulings in recent days has created widespread confusion about which congressional boundaries will be in effect in November.

With only 56 days remaining until the November midterms, debate continues in the legal system on which congressional map to use. Last Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled

We had contingencies in place to do whatever the courts decided,” said Sarah Woodward, a Clay County Election Board director.

Missouri’s county clerks and election directors told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that it is too late to switch congressional maps for the Nov. 3 general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities filed an amicus brief in the 8th U.

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