Overview

• Secretary of State Denny Hoskins approved the referendum petition, authorizing circulation to attempt to repeal the redistricting law signed in September.
• Hoskins’ office warned that signatures gathered before the approval date are invalid and that collecting them earlier is a misdemeanor under state law.
• The campaign needs at least 5% of voters in six of eight congressional districts, totaling 106,384 valid signatures by Dec. 11, and organizers have reported more than 50,000 collected to date.
• A filing in the referendum case asserts Gov. Mike Kehoe prepared the map, while the attorney general responded that "various governmental actors" participated, and a Nov. 4 trial will test when petitions may legally begin.
• Separate lawsuits challenge the map’s legality and design, including a Nov. 12 Cole County trial, as opponents say the plan targets Kansas City’s 5th District and records link national GOP redistricting operatives to materials used in Missouri.