Denny Hoskins

A Cole County judge granted the request Wednesday, despite concerns the move could delay a case that must be resolved before the November election.

The Respect Missouri Voters initiative would make it much harder for the legislature to overturn voter-approved initiatives.

The group People Not Politicians is arguing, among other things, that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has no right to declare its referendum over a 2025 redistricting plan unconstitutional.

Daniel Boone Regional Library has come under attack by state Republican officials for hosting an LGBTQ+ reading event.

A decision in the case could affect the 2026 primary and general elections, which are tied to whichever congressional map is in effect.

People Not Politicians and the Secretary of State disagree over which Congressional map is currently valid, muddling November's elections.

People Not Politicians filed open-records requests to review the collected signatures and says the minimum number required for a statewide referendum should be validated by the Missouri secretary of state.

Missouri Republican lawmakers pushed through the bill last year in response to the campaign for an abortion rights initiative and lawsuits that struck down restrictions on abortion

An attorney for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins told a judge that the original ballot summary for a referendum on Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map is "inherently argumentative" and should be revised

Apart from a drafting error, the summary written by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was deemed ‘sufficient’ by a Cole County judge.