Overview
- Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said signatures gathered before Oct. 15 are invalid and warned that collecting them earlier could be a misdemeanor.
- Organizers with People Not Politicians report roughly 100,000 signatures as they work toward the Dec. 11 deadline requiring support from at least 5% of voters in six of eight congressional districts.
- Johnson referenced a Missouri Supreme Court ruling reported by officials that the state cannot nullify signatures collected early in the process.
- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of holding a ballot vote on the new congressional map.
- Separate Cole County lawsuits by T. David Rogers and by Missourians for Fair Governance argue HJR 3’s ballot language misleads voters, as fundraising reports show more than $1.4 million raised with over 85% from three Washington, D.C., groups.