JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced he will sign a controversial new congressional map into law on Sunday.

The map creates new districts for Missouri’s representation in the U.S. House, and is likely to send one more Republican to the capital. It redraws Missouri’s congressional districts, splitting up Kansas City into three districts.

But it faces several legal challenges, some lawsuits and a citizen petition. The lawsuits filed against the state of Missouri and Secretary of State claim the process of implementing this new map was unconstitutional. Typically, redistricting is done once a decade after the U.S. Census, but the state constitution is vague on whether or not mid-decade redistricting is allowed.

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