Von Glahn V Hoskins Ruling
The Supreme Court of Missouri’s decision:
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Missouri voters will decide fate of GOP congressional map
by The St. Louis American Staff | September 3, 2026 Missouri voters will get the final say on a Republican-drawn congressional map aimed at flipping the Kansas City district represented by U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of the state’s two Black members of Congress. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a referendum challenging the
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks redrawn map, Trump says it’s ‘horrible’
James Powel | USA TODAY | Sept. 3, 2026, 9:12 p.m. ET The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 3 blocked the use of a Republican-drawn map in November’s midterm elections, ordering approval of the maps to go to voters and provoking the ire of President Donald Trump. Missouri was one of the states that redrew its maps as part of
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered congressional map, orders referendum vote
Congressional elections will be held in the district lines drawn in 2022, the court ruled. The court reversed the decision of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins that the referendum plan was not allowed under the state and federal constitutions. By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent | September 3, 2026 5:09 pm Missourians will vote in November on
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Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot
St. Louis Public Radio | By Jason Rosenbaum | Published September 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM CDT The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the state’s voters will decide the fate of a plan aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II. The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday placed a referendum aimed at overturning the state’s new congressional
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered map in major loss for Republicans
By Kacen Bayless | September 3, 2026 5:29 PM The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the state’s gerrymandered congressional map from being used in the November election, a seismic ruling that halts a Republican attempt to force Kansas City’s longtime congressman out of office. The unanimous decision found that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins
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Just pick’: Missouri clerks dispute claim that switching congressional maps is impossible
BY RUDI KELLER-SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 5:50 AM An order directing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to use congressional district maps drawn in 2022 for the November election would not pose the technical obstacle described by the state and a Cole County judge, two county clerks told the Missouri Supreme Court in a filing last week. Boone County
Lawsuit asks judge to force decision on Missouri gerrymandering referendum
People Not Politicians accuse Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of bad faith in reviewing petitions and seeking to ‘bully’ local election authorities over demands he make a call on legality of the referendum BY RUDI KELLER-MAY 18, 2026 A new lawsuit filed Monday asks a Cole County judge to force Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins
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Can gerrymandered Missouri map be implemented? State, county officials disagree
By Jack Harvel , Matthew Kelly and Ben Wheeler May 15, 2026 5:48 PM Missouri election officials are scrambling to unravel which congressional map to use in light of Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision upholding the map for now, but leaving the possibility open that it could be reversed. On Friday, Republican Secretary of State Denny
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BREAKING: Missouri Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Fair Map Case as Secretary of State’s Own Data Shows Referendum Is Sufficient
Today, People Not Politicians Missouri called on the Secretary of State to immediately declare the HB1 referendum sufficient, after the Secretary’s own data showed the referendum has easily surpassed the required threshold statewide and in the necessary congressional districts. If the Secretary continues to delay certification while moving forward with implementation of HB1, he will
In Dismissing Maggard v. State of Missouri, Judge Attempts to Close the Courthouse Doors to the People
Voters‘ referendum effort backed by 305,000 Missourians will continue to move toward November ballot Jefferson City, MO — Today, a Cole County Judge dismissed Maggard v. State of Missouri, declining to block implementation of HB1 at this stage of the proceedings. The case is subject to appeal to the Western District. By unwisely dismissing the
Divided MO Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Derail Effort toThrow Out Gerrymandered Congressional Maps
People Not Politicians Missouri continues to pursue nullification of gerrymandered congressional districts The group People Not Politicians Missouri said it will keep fighting to reject the new maps because they are a blatant political power grab, even after the Missouri Supreme Court decided not to call the lawmakers’ unprecedented mid-decade redrawing of congressional districts unconstitutional.
Missouri SOS Reports Referendum on HB1 Has Enough Signatures to Qualify for Ballot
Politicians cannot implement gerrymandered map without voter approval The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office signature verification report today confirms that a sufficient number of signatures were collected, in every required congressional district, to put a referendum on the November ballot giving Missouri voters the final say in the state legislature’s illegally gerrymandered congressional district map. In
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Judge Ruling on Ballot Summary Case Dooms State Argument to Enact Illegal Gerrymander for 2026 Elections
JEFFERSON CITY — Today, a Cole County Court ruled on the Missouri redistricting ballot summary case involving the referendum language that will appear on the November ballot challenging the State’s new congressional map. The case—filed by People Not Politicians—challenged the fairness and legality of the ballot summary drafted by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who
Missouri Supreme Court considers if constitution allows mid-decade congressional redistricting
St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg | Published March 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM CDT If the court strikes down the new map, Missouri’s congressional lines would revert to the prior map — which keeps the bulk of Kansas City within one district. The future of congressional redistricting in Missouri was argued Tuesday before the