# Emanuel Cleaver

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-03**: Missouri Supreme Court blocks new map — The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously rules the referendum petition was legal, sufficient, and timely, holding that the new districts never took effect and that the 2020-census map remains in force for the November 2026 general election.
- **2026-08**: New districts used in August primaries; Hoskins rejects petition — The new congressional districts are used in the August primaries. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waits until primary election day to reject the referendum petition, arguing the referendum process cannot apply to congressional redistricting.
- **2025-12**: Referendum petition filed — Opponents file a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures seeking to block the GOP-drawn congressional map passed by the Republican-led legislature.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### MO Supreme Court blocks GOP map after 300K+ signatures, orders vote
2026-09-04 02:11:05 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously held that a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures was valid, blocking a GOP-favorable congressional map and keeping the 2020-census districts in place for November 2026. The ruling resolves a state constitutional question over whether the referendum power reaches redistricting and sets up a likely U.S. Supreme Court appeal by Missouri's attorney general.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/missouri-supreme-court-blocks-gop-map-referendum

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