JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- A special panel of judges has released new boundaries for Missouri House and Senate districts based on the 2010 census.
The Missouri Appellate Apportionment Commission was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court in September when bipartisan citizen apportionment commissions failed to reach agreements on new district lines.
Lisa White Hardwick, commission chair, said, “We have worked collaboratively to draw maps that comply with the constitution, the Voting Rights Act, and other legal requirements.”
The districts take effect for primary and general elections next year. Candidate filing for election to the new districts begins February 28, 2012.
Under the redistricting process, each of the 34 Senate districts and 163 House districts are to be redrawn so that they have roughly the same number of people.
Based on the 2010 Census, Missouri’s resident population increased by 7 percent to 5,988,927.
View the Senate Apportionment map here
View the House Apportionment map here
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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