If successful, Republicans would hold seven of the state's eight seats in the U.S. The move came after President Donald Trump encouraged states with Republican legislatures to draw new maps outside of the normal decennial redistricting cycle.
If successful, Republicans would hold seven of the state's eight seats in the U.S.
The move came after President Donald Trump encouraged states with Republican legislatures to draw new maps outside of the normal decennial redistricting cycle.
In December, organizers submitted more than 300,000 signatures in support of a petition to put a statewide referendum on the new maps on Missouri's 2026 ballot.
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If successful, Republicans would hold seven of the state's eight seats in the U.S. The move came after President Donald Trump encouraged states with Republican legislatures to draw new maps outside of the normal decennial redistricting cycle. In December, organizers submitted more than 300,000 signatures in support of a petition to put a statewide referendum on the new maps on Missouri's 2026 ballot.
Richard von Glahn, one of the organizers of a referendum that would put the new map up for a vote on November's ballot, told the justices that the case "does not present a real emergency." The dispute began last year, when the Missouri Legislature passed – and Gov. Mike Kehoe signed – the new map, known as HB 1. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the petition on Aug.
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