Missouri Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won't count. Proponents of the redistricting referendum say that's an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature gathering window.

Missouri's attorney general has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a referendum seeking to repeal the state's new congressional map.

A report shows D.C.-based groups donated over $1.25 million to People Not Politicians as the group gathers signatures to overturn Missouri’s new congressional map.

Missouri seeks to revive the independent state legislature theory, this time its by insisting that there’s a clear-statement rule. I may have more to say about this case in the near future. In the meantime,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Republican Missouri politicians are defending a new congressional map through legal action.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a federal lawsuit looking to block a newly approved referendum that could overturn the state’s congressional redistricting plan, saying that the effort is being driven by out-of-state “dark money” groups.

The legal actions illustrate a remarkable attempt to thwart Missourians from striking down the map that splits Kansas City.

If you would like to vote absentee for the November 4 Special Election, you must request an absentee ballot by mail by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22. To vote absentee by mail, you must meet provide one of these reasons for needing to do so:

A referendum petition seeking to pause recently enacted redistricting legislation has been approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s Office.

Through September 2025, Ballotpedia reported on 24,294 elections across 46 states: 17,907 (74%) were uncontested and 6,387 (26%) were contested. Kansas elections so far in 2025 followed the trend, but Missouri had a greater rate of contested races.