Overview
- The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to certify a referendum on House Bill 1 and a related initiative, meaning both measures will appear on the November ballot and the 2022 map remains in effect for the general election.
- The U.S. Supreme Court granted emergency relief that blocked a federal judge’s order to use the 2025 map, leaving the state court’s suspension of HB1 intact while appeals proceed.
- Republican backers of the 2025 map, including Rep. Bob Onder and Sen. Rick Brattin, appealed to the Eighth Circuit to reinstate HB1 and the court set expedited arguments to review the dispute.
- Local election officials told the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday that most jurisdictions already have ballots in production and that reprinting and mailing new ballots would be practically impossible on the time line for overseas and military voters.
- The fight grew out of a mid-decade redistricting effort aimed at reshaping the Kansas City-based seat and could shape how Missouri handles future maps, with voters now deciding Proposition A and Amendment 6 and courts deciding whether HB1 can stand after the election.