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Brett Wilkins | Dec 09, 2025 “The citizens of Missouri have spoken loudly and clearly: They deserve fair maps, not partisan manipulation,” said one campaigner. Opponents of Missouri’s GOP-rigged congressional map on Tuesday submitted more than twice the required number of signatures supporting a referendum on the redistricting scheme backed by US President Donald Trump, a […]

St. Louis Public Radio | By Jason Rosenbaum | Published December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM CST President Donald Trump’s push to get Missouri to send another Republican to the U.S. House during the 2026 midterm elections is facing a major challengeafter opponents submitted more than 305,000 signatures Tuesday to place the state’s new map up for a

By: Caitlin Knute | Posted 10:28 PM, Dec 09, 2025 Organizers working to turn back Missouri’s congressional redistricting map spoke Tuesday about collecting signatures to put the effort to a vote by citizens. People Not Politicians submitted more than 300,000 signatures Tuesday to the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office. The signatures hope to force a statewide vote on redistricting

People Not Politicians, the citizen-led campaign seeking to overturn Missouri’s newly passed congressional map, must submit signatures to the Secretary of State this week. If accepted, the gerrymandered map will be blocked from taking effect before the 2026 election. The campaign to repeal Missouri’s newly redrawn congressional map says it will submit 300,000 signatures this week to

A federal judge Monday refused to back Missouri’s Republican leaders efforts to block a statewide vote on a gerrymandered congressional district map, dismissing a case filed by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone ruled he had no jurisdiction over the lawsuit brought on behalf of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and the

The campaign to repeal Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map says it will turn in signatures to put the issue on the statewide ballot next week. If enough signatures were collected, the map will be placed on hold until voters decide its fate at the ballot box next year. “This unprecedented show of grassroots power signals

Republicans and Democrats are quietly pouring millions of dollars into a fight trying to block Missouri’s new gerrymandered congressional map, as each party scrambles for any advantage they can find in the national fight for the House majority in 2026. Missouri is one of six states that have redrawn their congressional lines — after President

The campaign to repeal Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map says it will turn in signatures to put the issue on the statewide ballot next week. If enough signatures were collected, the map will be placed on hold until voters decide its fate at the ballot box next year.  “This unprecedented show of grassroots power signals

Missouri’s new gerrymandered congressional map can’t actually be used in the 2026 election – at least, not unless it makes it past voters, who have a right under the state constitution to veto legislation by collecting signatures and holding a referendum.  But rather than work to win public support for the map, Republicans are deploying every

Nick Sloan, Digital Content Producer | 1:22 AM CST Nov 21, 2025 COLE COUNTY, Mo. — A campaign committee and a Missouri voter are suing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, accusing him of using biased and misleading language in the ballot summary for a 2026 referendum on newly drawn congressional districts. People Not Politicians filed

By Jen Rice | November 17, 2025 Political text messages are a dime a dozen, helping campaigns and political action committees (PACs) raise funds, promote candidates, or denigrate their opponents. But few go as hard as an intimidating message urging Missouri voters to remove their names from an anti-gerrymandering petition “before it’s too late.”  The manipulative

By Jen Rice | November 14, 2025 Missouri voters have the power to veto the state’s new GOP congressional gerrymander at the ballot box – but national Republicans are ramping up their efforts to stop them from having the final word.  A PAC funded by the Republican National Committee and the GOP’s congressional campaign arm is using the courts to create legal

St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg | Published November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM CST Opponents argue the Missouri Constitution is clear that lawmakers can only redraw congressional maps after a certified census, while the state said nothing prohibits mid-decade redistricting. Attorneys made their case Wednesday over the constitutionality of the new congressional map passed

Written by David Harrison – Chief Editor November 13, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, MO – ‌A new congressional map passed by Missouri Republicans is facing a barrage of legal challenges, ⁢including lawsuits⁣ arguing the map violates the ​state constitution and​ aggressive tactics to‌ block a citizen-led referendum effort. The disputes center on whether mid-decade redistricting is permitted under Missouri