(JEFFERSON CITY) -- MISSOURI HOUSE DISTRICT MAPS ARE AGAIN BEING CHALLENGED IN SUPREME COURT. THE STATE CONSTITUTION SAYS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS MUST BE DRAWN "AS COMPACT AND NEARLY EQUAL IN POPULATION AS MAY BE."
LAST MONTH, THE HIGH COURT SENT THE MAP BACK TO TRIAL COURT IN COLE COUNTY, BUT CIRCUIT JUDGE DAN GREEN UPHELD THE CURRENT MAP. NOW IT'S CHALLENGERS ARE APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT. JUDGE GARY LYNCH QUESTIONS ATTORNEY GERRY GREIMAN ABOUT HIS CLAIM THAT THE DISTRICT ARE NOT AS COMPACT.
STATE SOLICITOR JAMES LAYTON DEFENDS THE BOUNDARIES BY SAYING THERE ARE GOING TO BE AREAS CARVED OUT OF DISTRICTS NO MATTER HOW THE STATE IS SPLIT UP.
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