Missouri Supreme Court rules Gov. Mike Kehoe had authority to call 2025 special session
The ruling keeps the new map in place for now, and Republicans say it could help them challenge U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in District 5.
- On Wednesday, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe possessed constitutional authority to convene the 2025 special legislative session that created the state's new congressional map.
- The Missouri NAACP challenged the session, arguing the governor lacked justification for an 'extraordinary occasion' while Kehoe used it to redraw districts and target Democratic-held seats including U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's.
- NAACP attorney Sharon Geuea Jones argued the governor's discretion should be limited, while Assistant Solicitor General Joseph Kiernan maintained the constitution grants governors sole authority to determine when sessions are necessary.
- The new congressional map will remain in place for the August primary and November election, with Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway calling the decision a "win for Missouri."
- An initiative petition from People Not Politicians containing more than 300,000 signatures remains pending and could force a statewide referendum on the map despite Wednesday's court affirmation.
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Missouri Supreme Court rules Gov. Mike Kehoe had authority to call 2025 special session
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled Gov. Mike Kehoe had the constitutional authority to call a 2025 special legislative session focused on congressional redistricting and initiative petition changes.
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