Missourians will vote in November on the newly-redrawn Congressional map after a decision by the state’s Supreme Court. On Thursday, the Court found that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had improperly blocked a petition to repeal the proposed gerrymandered map the General Assembly passed in 2025, stating that the Missouri Constitution authorizes a referendum on “any act of the general assembly”, which includes a redistricting plan. This means that the Congressional map used in the August primary cannot be used in the November election. Missouri Attorney General Hanaway stated in a press release that her office would appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
The Missouri Supreme Court also ruled on Thursday that the Secretary of State had improperly blocked Amendment 6 from the November ballot. The amendment, if passed, would restrict lawmakers from altering state laws and constitutional amendments approved by voters. Such changes would have to receive 80% support in the state legislature and also go to a statewide vote, making such provisions effectively impossible to alter.
In recent years, citizen petitions have been used to place issues that were difficult to pass in the legislature–such as Medicaid expansion, medical and recreational marijuana, and legalized abortions–into the state constitution.