Overview

• Gov. Mike Kehoe will sign House Bill 1 at a private event on Sunday, Sept. 28, with his office saying photos will be posted afterward.
• The map splits Kansas City into three congressional districts and would likely give Republicans an advantage in seven of eight seats, according to local reporting.
• Challenges filed by the NAACP, ACLU and others contest the special session’s legality and cite a precinct-labeling duplication; Kehoe says he will let the courts decide.
• Opponents are pursuing a referendum to suspend the map’s effect, with a Dec. 11 deadline cited to gather enough signatures to force a statewide vote.
• Lawmakers also advanced changes tightening the initiative petition process by requiring a majority in every congressional district, spurring a Respect Missouri Voters drive to collect 300,000 signatures by Dec. 31 to protect citizen-led measures.