Judge blocks referendum on Missouri's gerrymandered map; issue is headed to state Supreme Court
The judge said the Missouri Constitution gives redistricting power to lawmakers and rejected a ballot push backed by 305,000 signatures.
- On Wednesday, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that a proposed referendum to overturn Missouri's congressional redistricting map is unconstitutional, blocking the measure from appearing on the Nov ballot.
- Republican Secretary State Denny Hoskins previously blocked the referendum, arguing the Missouri Constitution assigns redistricting authority solely to the General Assembly. Green adopted these arguments in his ruling.
- People Not Politicians gathered 305,000 signatures in December, initiating the lawsuit after months of litigation. Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh had previously invalidated 103,000 signatures collected before the petition form was approved.
- Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians, confirmed the group will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. The court set Sept 2 for arguments, citing the case's general interest or importance.
- Courts face a Sept 8 deadline to finalize the Nov ballot. If the referendum eventually succeeds on appeal, it would suspend the current congressional map and revert district lines to those used in 2022 and 2024.
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Judge blocks referendum on Missouri's gerrymandered map; issue is headed to state Supreme Court
By Rudi KellerMissouri Independent The Missouri Constitution’s provisions allowing a referendum on “any act” of the Legislature do not extend that power to laws establishing congressional districts, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday afternoon. Delivering his decision just a few hours after conducting a trial in the case, Green wrote that to allow a referendum on redistricting, the section establishing the referendum power is…
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