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Their lawsuit points to several actions Hoskins took during the months-long legal battle over the congressional map Republican lawmakers passed during a 2025 special legislative session.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who oversees emergency appeals for the region, requested People Not Politicians respond by noon Monday. The deadline to finalize the November ballot is Tuesday.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said he would not stop election officials from placing a referendum on the ballot — or running the Nov. 3 election on an older congressional map, during an appearance on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.”

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is appealing the order to use the same congressional maps as 2024 to the U.S. Supreme Court. State law sets Tuesday as the deadline for changes to the Nov. 3 ballot.

The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a trio of cases on referendums, including about whether residents can vote on a congressional map.

Cole County Judge Daniel Green ruled that without specific authorization, Missourians cannot vote on whether to overturn a federal congressional map.

With an early September deadline looming for changes to the Missouri ballot, the chief justice asked for ‘sufficient time for expedited appellate review’ of the complex issues

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.

Denny Hoskins denied a request for records detailing his action on a batch of signatures he withheld from the verification work of local election authorities. He’s asking the Cole County Circuit Court to back up his decision that the records are closed because of an ongoing lawsuit

Parties are meeting Wednesday for People Not Politicians' case related to Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map.