By Jen Rice | December 10, 2025 Opponents of Missouri’s GOP-backed congressional gerrymander cleared a major goal Tuesday, handing in more than 300,000 voters’ signatures in support of putting the measure to a statewide referendum. But despite that victory, voting advocates remain locked in a high-stakes showdown with Republican state officials who aim to slip the map through by weaponizing the administrative […]

Marie Moyer | Dec 9, 2025 Updated Dec 9, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) — More than 305,000 signatures on a petition to put a new congressional map to a vote were being scanned and counted by the secretary of state’s Elections Division on Tuesday after months of collection by People Not Politicians. If approved, the signatures would put

St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg | December 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM CST Attorneys for People Not Politicians said in court Monday that a judge should rule against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ actions on the proposed congressional redistricting referendum. Attorneys for a group attempting to undo Missouri’s congressional redistricting are asking a

By  DAVID A. LIEB and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM | 1:32 PM CST, December 9, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide vote on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year’s elections.

Sam Levine | Tue 9 Dec 2025 13.01 EST More than 300,000 signatures delivered to secretary of state to force referendum on Republican-drawn map. Organizers challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map say they turned in enough signatures on Tuesday to block the map from going into effect and to force a referendum on the map next year.

By Kacen Bayless | December 9, 2025 4:54 PM A campaign to strike down Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures from residents across the state on Tuesday, a major step toward forcing a statewide vote on the map. The campaign, called People Not Politicians, said it dropped off 305,968 signatures

By Aaron Pellish | 12/09/2025 04:46 PM EST The petition puts into jeopardy Missouri Republicans’ attempt to eliminate the Democratic-leaning Kansas City district currently held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. Democrats in Missouri looking to block the state’s new congressional districts hit a key deadline on Tuesday, organizers say, getting a step closer to freezing the map

By Hannah Falcon (KY3) Published: Dec. 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Missouri’s new congressional map will notgo into effect this week as planned because of a petition drive. People Not Politicians, the group behind a petition drive, said it turned in more than enough signatures to trigger a statewide vote. Now, workers

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