Judge Sets Trial Date for Missouri Redistricting Referendum, Initiative Petition Amendment
The court says lower judges should act quickly because the case could determine whether the redistricting measure reaches voters this fall.
- On Monday, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Powell urged lower courts to expedite a lawsuit deciding whether a congressional redistricting referendum will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Secretary of State Denny Hoskins blocked a referendum petition containing more than 300,000 signatures on Aug. 4, arguing the Missouri Constitution prohibits referendums on redistricting plans pushed by Republicans under pressure from President Donald Trump.
- The political action committee People Not Politicians filed a lawsuit challenging the decision, arguing the constitution's silence permits a referendum. Through more than a dozen lawsuits, opponents have previously lost or been stymied questioning the map's legality.
- Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green set the first hearing for Wednesday morning, complying with Powell's directive to prioritize the case. Whatever Green decides, Powell wrote the case will likely be appealed.
- This lawsuit represents the final opportunity to overturn the gerrymandered redistricting plan before the Nov. 3 election. If the court upholds Hoskins' decision, the map passed to favor Republicans in the 5th Congressional District will remain in effect.
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Columbia MissourianHearings set for next week on ballot question issues
A Cole County judge will hold hearings on two ballot decisions by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins being challenged in court.
Court to take up Missouri redistricting case and ballot measure to limit legislators' power to undo measures approved by voters
By Rudi KellerMissouri Independent The fate of two proposed ballot measures —- a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and a constitutional amendment limiting legislative power to alter laws passed by initiative — will go on trial next week, a Cole County judge decided Wednesday. Circuit Judge Daniel Green ordered back-to-back hearings for the two measures Secretary of State Denny Hoskins blocked from a statewide vote. He also…
Court battle over whether referendum on congressional maps is constitutional starts Wednesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins are going back to court Wednesday over a referendum to get Missouri's 2025 congressional map on the ballot as the deadline to add anything to the November ballot is about a month away. The two sides are expected to set a schedule The post Court battle over whether referendum on congressional maps is constitutional starts Wednesday appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
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