# Redistricting opponents

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## Timeline

- **2026-11**: Midterm election and referendum vote — Voters choose congressional districts and decide whether to keep or reject the new map.
- **2026-09-08**: Ballot change deadline — Missouri law sets a Tuesday deadline to make changes to the November ballot, increasing pressure on the Supreme Court to act quickly.
- **2026-09-04**: Missouri appeals to U.S. Supreme Court — Attorney General Catherine Hanaway files an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to halt the state court decision immediately.
- **2026-09-03**: Missouri Supreme Court blocks new map — The state's highest court rules the referendum petition suspends the new districts, orders the previous map for the general election, and places the map on the November ballot.
- **2026-08-04**: Petition rejected on primary Election Day — Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejects referendum petitions, asserting the Missouri Constitution does not allow referendums on congressional redistricting.
- **2025-12**: New congressional districts take effect — Missouri's new congressional map is adopted; the state supreme court later rules that a referendum petition suspends the new districts retroactive to this point.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 300K signatures force SCOTUS to weigh Missouri map before Nov. vote
2026-09-05 11:38:05 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Missouri's emergency Supreme Court application tests whether a state referendum can suspend a congressional map after a primary. The dispute centers on more than 300,000 signatures and a November ballot question on the map.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/missouri-scotus-congressional-redistricting-300k-signatures

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