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People Not Politicians v. Onder (Elections & the Purcell Principle)
People Not Politicians v. Onder (Elections & the Purcell Principle)
Send us Fan Mail In People Not Politicians v. Onder, the Supreme Court stayed federal-court orders that would have forced Missouri to use its 2025 congressional map instead of the 2022 map. Under state law, the 2025 map cannot take effect unless voters approve it in a referendum. Relying on Purcell v. Gonzalez, the Court held that federal courts should not change a state's election rules on the eve of an election, especially here, where ballots on the 2022 map had already been printed a...