Missouri Election Chief Rejects Bid to Hold Public Vote on Trump-Backed Congressional Districts
Hoskins said 300,000-plus signatures cannot force a referendum on congressional redistricting, setting up a likely court fight over Missouri’s new map.
- On Tuesday, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a citizen petition seeking a referendum on the state's new GOP-drawn congressional map, asserting the effort is unconstitutional because redistricting cannot be subject to voter referendums.
- Lawmakers approved the "Missouri First" map 11 months ago to bolster the party's House majority, prompting the group People Not Politicians to submit more than 300,000 signatures to force a public vote.
- Primary elections are proceeding today under the new districts, yet voters could face a different congressional map in November if courts overturn Hoskins' decision, creating significant confusion for candidates and voters.
- People Not Politicians Executive Director Richard von Glahn vowed to challenge the rejection in court, citing public data showing the group gathered sufficient valid signatures well above the roughly 111,000 required.
- Secretary Hoskins suggested state lawmakers could redraw the congressional map again in 2027, highlighting the persistent legal volatility surrounding redistricting efforts in Missouri and the potential for recurring map changes.
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Referendum campaign asks court to block new Missouri map from November election
Richard von Glahn, campaign director of People Not Politicians, unloads boxes of petition Dec. 9, 2025, at the Missouri Secretary of State's office (photo submitted).The campaign seeking a public vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is asking a Cole County judge to do more than put the referendum on the November ballot — it wants the court to prohibit the state from using the map at all this fall. What that would mean for the candi…
Missouri Sec Of State Blocks Redistricting Referendum
NBC News reports: Missouri Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said Tuesday that he wouldn’t certify a referendum seeking to undo the state’s new GOP-drawn congressional map, arguing that the effort was unconstitutional. “After careful consideration, I have determined the challenge to the new ‘Missouri First’ congressional map to be insufficient based on its unconstitutionality,” he said in an interview ahead of his public announcement. …
Missouri Elections Official Blocks Petition Challenging GOP-Friendly Redistricting Map
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, rejected petitioners’ attempt to put the map on the ballot in November ahead of the deadline to decide whether the petition could advance, saying the challenge itself was “unconstitutional.” David A. Lieb/AP PhotoMissouri’s top elections official squashed a challenge to Republicans’ new congressional map that could net them one more U.S. House seat, waiting until the last possible day to b…
Missouri redistricting referendum blocked by secretary of state, drawing lawsuit
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins blocked a public vote on the state’s new congressional map Tuesday, declaring a referendum petition unconstitutional a few hours before polls closed in the primary election. He refused to tell reporters at a Jefferson…
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