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No. 26A____
In the
Supreme Court of the United States
DENNY HOSKINS, in his official capacity as Missouri Secretary of State,
Applicant,
v.
RICHARD VON GLAHN,
Respondent.
APPENDIX TO EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR STAY AND
ADMINISTRAIVE STAY PENDING APPEAL
VOL. III OF V
APPENDIX
Volume I
Opinion of the Missouri Supreme Court
(September 3, 2026) ................................................................................................. 1a
Mandate of the Missouri Supreme Court
(September 3, 2026) ............................................................................................... 15a
Order Denying Stay by the Missouri Supreme Court
(September 4, 2026) ............................................................................................... 16a
Judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri
(August 19, 2026) ................................................................................................... 17a
Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section 116.200
(August 4, 2026) ..................................................................................................... 54a
Exhibit 1 to Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section
116.200
(August 4, 2026) ..................................................................................................... 63a
Exhibit 2 to Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section
116.200
(August 4, 2026) ..................................................................................................... 88a
Exhibit 3 to Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section
116.200
(August 4, 2026) ..................................................................................................... 91a
Exhibit 4 to Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section
116.200
(August 4, 2026) ................................................................................................... 103a
Exhibit 5 to Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief Under Section
116.200
(August 4, 2026) ................................................................................................... 232a
Order Granting Amended Motion to Intervene of Republican National Committee,
National Republican Congressional Committee, and Missouri Republican State
Committee
(August 13, 2026) ................................................................................................. 242a
Secretary of State’s Answer to the Petition and Affirmative Defenses
(August 18, 2026) ................................................................................................. 252a
Intervenors Republican Nataional Committee, National Republican Congressional
Committee, and Missouri Republican State Committee’s Answer to Petition for
Declaratory Judgment and Injunction Relief Under Section 116.200
(August 9, 2026) ................................................................................................... 260a
Secretary of State’s Pre-Trial Brief
(August 18, 2026) ................................................................................................. 273a
Intervenors’ Trial Brief
(August 18, 2026) ................................................................................................. 331a
Plaintiff’s Trial Brief
(August 18, 2026) ................................................................................................. 362a
Joint Stipulation of Facts and Exhibits
(August 18, 2026) ................................................................................................. 399a
Volume II
Stipulated Exhibit 1 – Referendum Petition 2026-R004 ....................................... 408a
Stipulated Exhibit 2 – October 14, 2025 Letter Approving Referendum Petition
2026-R004 as to Form .......................................................................................... 474a
Stipulated Exhibit 3 – Signature Pages Submitted to the Local Election Authorities
for Referendum Petition 2026-R004 ................................................................... 477a 1
Stipulated Exhibit 4 – August 6, 2026 Report PM-007 for Referendum Petition
2026-007 ............................................................................................................... 478a
Stipulated Exhibit 5 – August 4, 2026 Certificate of Insufficiency for Referendum
Petition 2026-R004 ............................................................................................... 597a
Stipulated Exhibit 6 – Complaint, Missouri General Assembly v. von Glahn,
No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Oct. 15, 2026) ............................................... 607a
Stipulated Exhibit 7 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Missouri General
Assembly v. von Glahn, No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Oct. 15, 2025) ........ 632a
1 Stipulated Exhibit 3 was submitted to the circuit court via a flash drive because of
its voluminous contents. A copy of the flash drive can be provided on request.
Stipulated Exhibit 8 – Memorandum and Order, Missouri General Assembly v. von
Glahn, No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Dec. 8, 2025) .................................... 636a
Stipulated Exhibit 9 – State of Missouri’s Motion to Alter Judgment and
Memorandum in Support, Missouri General Assembly v. von Glahn, No. 4:25-cv-
01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Jan. 5, 2026) .................................................................... 648a
Stipulated Exhibit 10 –Memorandum and Order, Missouri General Assembly v. von
Glahn, No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. May 11, 2026) .................................. 665a
Stipulated Exhibit 11 – Make Your Voice Heard: Missouri’s Initiative Petition
Process .................................................................................................................. 673a
Stipulated Exhibit 12 – October 15, 2025 Press Release from the Secretary of State
............................................................................................................................... 717a
Stipulated Exhibit 13 – October 16, 2025 Press Release from the Secretary of State
............................................................................................................................... 719a
Stipulated Exhibit 14 – Jason Rosenbaum, Missouri Republicans learn that
redrawing congressional lines isn’t so easy, St. Louis Public Radio (Oct. 28, 2025)
............................................................................................................................... 722a
Stipulated Exhibit 15 – Jason Rosenbaum, Group asks judge to force Missouri
secretary of state to decide redistricting referendum, St. Louis Public Radio
(May 18, 2026) ...................................................................................................... 731a
Stipulated Exhibit 16 – Kacen Bayless, Is Missouri GOP dragging out redistricting
cases? ‘Delay works in our favor’, Kansas City Star (Jan. 8, 2026) ................... 736a
Stipulated Exhibit 17 – 1922 Election Results for Proposition 17 ........................ 740a
Stipulated Exhibit 18 – Newspaper Articles Regarding the Attempted 1922
Referendum Election on Congressional Redistricting ........................................ 744a
Stipulated Exhibit 19 – Newspaper Articles Regarding the Attempted 1952
Referendum Election on Congressional Redistricting ........................................ 748a
Volume III
Stipulated Exhibit 20 – House Bill 2909 (2022) ..................................................... 752a
Stipulated Exhibit 21 – Affidavit of Brianna Lennon (Aug. 13, 2026) .................. 904a
Stipulated Exhibit 22 –Motion to Expedite, State ex rel. People Not Politicians v.
Limbaugh, No. WD88821 (Mo. Ct. App. April 1, 2026). ..................................... 908a
Stipulated Exhibit 23 –Suggestions in Support of Petition for a Writ of Prohibition,
State ex rel. People Not Politicians v. Limbaugh, No. WD88821 (Mo. Ct. App. April
1, 2026). ................................................................................................................ 912a
Stipulated Exhibit 24 –Motion to Expedite Appellate Proceedings, Luther v.
Hoskins, No. SC101412 (Mo. Dec. 31, 2025) ....................................................... 924a
Stipulated Exhibit 25 – Plaintiffs’ Suggestions in Opposition to Continue Trial
Setting, Wise v. State, No. 2516-CV29597 (Jackson Cnty. Cir. Ct. Dec. 15, 2025)
............................................................................................................................... 929a
Stipulated Exhibit 26 – Plaintiffs’ Suggestions in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Consolidation with Hearing on Merits, Maggard v. State,
No. 25AC-CC09120 (Cole Cnty. Cir. Ct. Jan. 14, 2026) ..................................... 938a
Stipulated Exhibit 27 – Brief of Respondent Denny Hoskins, Luther v. Hoskins, No.
SC101412 (Mo. Feb. 9, 2026) ............................................................................... 960a
Stipulated Exhibit 28 – Affidavit of Tammy Brown (Aug. 13, 2026)................... 1023a
Stipulated Exhibit 29 –Brief of Amicus Curiae Brianna Lennon, County Clerk &
Election Authority of Boone County in Support of Appellants, Maggard v. State,
No. SC101581 (Mo. April 10, 2026) ................................................................... 1029a
Stipulated Exhibit 30 – Brief of Amici Curiae St. Charles County Director of
Elections Kurt Bahr, in his personal capacity, the American Redistricting Project,
and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections in Support of
Defendants-Respondents, Maggard v. State, No. SC101581 (Mo. April 28, 2026)
............................................................................................................................. 1050a
Volume IV
Stipulated Exhibit 31 – Transcript Excerpts, Wise v. State, No. 2516-CV29597
(Jackson Cnty. Cir. Ct. Feb. 19, 2026)............................................................... 1082a
Stipulated Exhibit 32 – Mathew Pilger, Missouri’s New Congressional Map Could
Complicate Midterm Voting Clerks Warn, Missourinet (Sept. 15, 2025) ......... 1228a
Stipulated Exhibit 33 – Jen Rice & Yunior Rivas, Missouri Block’s anti-gerrymander
referendum from November ballot in attempt to silence voters, Democracy Docket
(Aug. 4, 2026)...................................................................................................... 1235a
Stipulated Exhibit 34 – Jen Rice, GOP derails bid to stop Missouri gerrymander for
2026, Democracy Docket (Mar. 27, 2026) .......................................................... 1242a
Stipulated Exhibit 35 – Affidavit of Republican National Committee (Aug. 13, 2026)
............................................................................................................................. 1248a
Stipulated Exhibit 36 – Affidavit of Executive Director of Missouri Republican State
Committee (Aug. 11, 2029) ................................................................................ 1253a
Stipulated Exhibit 37 – Affidavit of Deputy General Counsel of National Republican
Congressional Committee (Aug. 17, 2026) ........................................................ 1259a
Trial Transcript
(August 19, 2026) ............................................................................................... 1264a
Volume V
Appellant’s Brief in the Missouri Supreme Court
(August 25, 2026) ............................................................................................... 1335a
Respondent’s Brief in the Missouri Supreme Court
(August 27, 2026) ............................................................................................... 1442a
Intervenors-Respondents’ Brief in the Missouri Supreme Court
(August 27, 2026) ............................................................................................... 1519a
Appellant’s Reply Brief in the Missouri Supreme Court
(August 30, 2026) ............................................................................................... 1605a
Motion for a Stay of Injunction Pending Emergency Appeal and Application for Stay
to the Supreme Court of the United States
(September 4, 2026) ........................................................................................... 1639a
Declaration of Denny Hoskins in Support of Respondent’s Motion for a Stay Pending
Appeal
(September 3, 2026) ........................................................................................... 1664a
Declaration of Christoper Brundick in Support of Applicant’s Motion for a Stay
Pending Appeal
(September 4, 2026) ...........................................................................................1669A
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2909
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5799H.02T 2022
AN ACT
To repeal sections 128.345, 128.346, and 128.348, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twelve
new sections relating to the composition of congressional districts, with an emergency
clause.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 128.345, 128.346, and 128.348, RSMo, are repealed and twelve
2 new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 128.345, 128.346, 128.348,
3 128.461, 128.462, 128.463, 128.464, 128.465, 128.466, 128.467, 128.468, and 128.469, to
4 read as follows:
128.345. 1. All references in sections 128.451 to 128.458 to counties, voting districts
2 (VTD), and tract-blocks (Block) mean those counties, voting districts (VTD), and tract-blocks
3 (Block) as reported to the state by the United States Bureau of the Census for the 2010 census.
4 2. All references in sections 128.461 to 128.468 to counties, voting districts
5 (VTD), and tract-blocks (Block) mean those counties, voting districts (VTD), and tract-
6 blocks (Block) as reported to the state by the United States Bureau of the Census for the
7 2020 census.
128.346. 1. The districts established by the provisions of sections 128.400 to 128.440
2 for the election of representatives to the Congress of the United States shall be effective
3 beginning with election to the 108th Congress and through the election of the 112th Congress.
4 2. The districts established by sections 128.451 to 128.458 for the election of
5 representatives to the Congress of the United States shall be effective beginning with the
6 election to the 113th Congress and through the election of the 117th Congress.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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7 3. The districts established by sections 128.461 to 128.468 for the election of
8 representatives to the Congress of the United States shall be effective beginning with the
9 election to the 118th Congress.
128.348. [The state of Missouri is hereby divided into nine congressional districts.] 1.
2 Effective with the election for the 113th Congress and through the election of the 117th
3 Congress, the state of Missouri shall consist of eight congressional districts.
4 2. Effective with the election of the 118th Congress, the state of Missouri shall
5 consist of eight congressional districts.
6 3. The legal voters of each district shall elect one member of Congress of the United
7 States.
128.461. The first congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: St. Louis City MO
3 County: St. Louis MO
4 VTD: AP001
5 VTD: AP002
6 VTD: AP003
7 VTD: AP004
8 VTD: AP005
9 VTD: AP006
10 VTD: AP007
11 VTD: AP008
12 VTD: AP009
13 VTD: AP010
14 VTD: AP011
15 VTD: AP012
16 VTD: AP013
17 VTD: AP014
18 VTD: AP015
19 VTD: AP016
20 VTD: AP017
21 VTD: AP018
22 VTD: AP019
23 VTD: AP020
24 VTD: AP021
25 VTD: AP022
26 VTD: AP023
27 VTD: AP024
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28 VTD: AP025
29 VTD: AP026
30 VTD: AP027
31 VTD: AP028
32 VTD: AP029
33 VTD: AP030
34 VTD: AP031
35 VTD: AP032
36 VTD: AP033
37 VTD: AP034
38 VTD: AP035
39 VTD: AP036
40 VTD: AP037
41 VTD: AP038
42 VTD: AP039
43 VTD: AP040
44 VTD: AP041
45 VTD: AP042
46 VTD: AP043
47 VTD: AP044
48 VTD: AP045
49 VTD: AP046
50 VTD: AP047
51 VTD: AP048
52 VTD: AP049
53 VTD: AP050
54 VTD: AP051
55 VTD: AP200
56 VTD: AP201
57 VTD: AP202
58 VTD: AP203
59 VTD: AP206
60 VTD: AP207
61 VTD: AP208
62 VTD: AP211
63 VTD: AP214
64 VTD: AP215
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65 VTD: AP216
66 VTD: AP217
67 VTD: AP218
68 VTD: AP225
69 VTD: AP230
70 VTD: AP232
71 VTD: AP233
72 VTD: AP237
73 VTD: CC002
74 VTD: CC003
75 VTD: CC004
76 Block: 291892151022007
77 Block: 291892151022008
78 Block: 291892151022009
79 Block: 291892151022010
80 Block: 291892151022011
81 Block: 291892151022012
82 Block: 291892151022013
83 Block: 291892151022014
84 Block: 291892151023025
85 VTD: CC005
86 VTD: CC006
87 VTD: CC007
88 VTD: CC008
89 VTD: CC009
90 Block: 291892151021030
91 VTD: CC012
92 VTD: CC013
93 VTD: CC017
94 VTD: CC018
95 VTD: CC022
96 VTD: CC023
97 Block: 291892153011001
98 Block: 291892153011002
99 Block: 291892153011003
100 Block: 291892153011004
101 Block: 291892153011005
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102 Block: 291892153011007
103 Block: 291892153011008
104 Block: 291892153011009
105 VTD: CC024
106 VTD: CC027
107 Block: 291892153022008
108 Block: 291892153022009
109 Block: 291892153022011
110 Block: 291892153023004
111 Block: 291892153023005
112 Block: 291892153023006
113 Block: 291892153023007
114 Block: 291892153023008
115 Block: 291892153023009
116 Block: 291892153023010
117 Block: 291892153023011
118 Block: 291892153023012
119 Block: 291892153023013
120 Block: 291892153023014
121 Block: 291892153023015
122 Block: 291892153023016
123 Block: 291892153023017
124 Block: 291892153023018
125 Block: 291892153023019
126 Block: 291892153023020
127 Block: 291892153023021
128 Block: 291892153024000
129 Block: 291892153024002
130 Block: 291892153024003
131 Block: 291892153024004
132 Block: 291892153024005
133 Block: 291892153024006
134 Block: 291892153024007
135 Block: 291892153024008
136 Block: 291892153024009
137 Block: 291892153024010
138 VTD: CC030
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139 VTD: CC031
140 VTD: CC033
141 VTD: CC035
142 VTD: CC037
143 VTD: CC038
144 VTD: CC041
145 VTD: CC042
146 VTD: CC043
147 VTD: CC044
148 VTD: CC045
149 VTD: CC046
150 VTD: CC047
151 VTD: CC048
152 VTD: CC050
153 VTD: CC051
154 VTD: CC053
155 VTD: CC054
156 VTD: CC056
157 VTD: CC057
158 VTD: CC058
159 VTD: CC201
160 VTD: CC202
161 VTD: CC203
162 VTD: CC205
163 VTD: CC208
164 VTD: CC221
165 VTD: CLA001
166 VTD: CLA002
167 VTD: CLA003
168 VTD: CLA004
169 VTD: CLA005
170 VTD: CLA007
171 Block: 291892154004005
172 Block: 291892154004006
173 Block: 291892154004007
174 Block: 291892154004015
175 VTD: CLA008
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176 VTD: CLA009
177 VTD: CLA010
178 VTD: CLA011
179 VTD: CLA013
180 Block: 291892154003013
181 Block: 291892154003014
182 Block: 291892154004000
183 Block: 291892154004001
184 Block: 291892154004002
185 Block: 291892154004003
186 Block: 291892154004008
187 Block: 291892154004013
188 Block: 291892165004021
189 VTD: CLA014
190 VTD: CLA017
191 VTD: CLA019
192 VTD: CLA020
193 VTD: CLA021
194 VTD: CLA022
195 Block: 291892189021009
196 Block: 291892189021018
197 Block: 291892189021019
198 Block: 291892189022011
199 Block: 291892189022013
200 Block: 291892189022014
201 Block: 291892189022015
202 Block: 291892189022016
203 VTD: CLA023
204 VTD: CLA027
205 VTD: CLA028
206 VTD: CLA029
207 VTD: CLA035
208 Block: 291892174001020
209 Block: 291892174003001
210 Block: 291892174003003
211 Block: 291892174003004
212 Block: 291892174003005
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213 Block: 291892174003006
214 Block: 291892174003007
215 Block: 291892174003008
216 Block: 291892174003009
217 Block: 291892174004001
218 Block: 291892174004002
219 Block: 291892174004003
220 Block: 291892174004004
221 Block: 291892174004006
222 Block: 291892174004007
223 Block: 291892174004008
224 Block: 291892174004009
225 Block: 291892174004010
226 Block: 291892174004011
227 Block: 291892174004012
228 Block: 291892174004013
229 Block: 291892174004014
230 Block: 291892174004015
231 Block: 291892174004016
232 Block: 291892174004017
233 Block: 291892174004018
234 Block: 291892174004019
235 VTD: CLA038
236 VTD: CLA039
237 VTD: CLA041
238 VTD: CLA043
239 VTD: CLA044
240 VTD: CLA046
241 VTD: CLA047
242 VTD: CLA050
243 VTD: CLA051
244 VTD: CLA052
245 VTD: CLA200
246 VTD: CLA206
247 VTD: FER001
248 VTD: FER002
249 VTD: FER003
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250 VTD: FER004
251 VTD: FER005
252 VTD: FER006
253 VTD: FER007
254 VTD: FER008
255 VTD: FER009
256 VTD: FER010
257 VTD: FER011
258 VTD: FER012
259 VTD: FER013
260 VTD: FER014
261 VTD: FER015
262 VTD: FER016
263 VTD: FER017
264 VTD: FER018
265 VTD: FER019
266 VTD: FER020
267 VTD: FER021
268 VTD: FER022
269 VTD: FER023
270 VTD: FER024
271 VTD: FER025
272 VTD: FER026
273 VTD: FER027
274 VTD: FER028
275 VTD: FER029
276 VTD: FER030
277 VTD: FER031
278 VTD: FER032
279 VTD: FER033
280 VTD: FER034
281 VTD: FER035
282 VTD: FER036
283 VTD: FER037
284 VTD: FER038
285 VTD: FER039
286 VTD: FER040
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287 VTD: FER041
288 VTD: FER042
289 VTD: FER043
290 VTD: FER044
291 VTD: FER045
292 VTD: FER046
293 VTD: FER206
294 VTD: FER207
295 VTD: FER208
296 VTD: FLO001
297 VTD: FLO002
298 VTD: FLO003
299 VTD: FLO004
300 VTD: FLO005
301 VTD: FLO006
302 VTD: FLO007
303 VTD: FLO008
304 VTD: FLO009
305 VTD: FLO010
306 VTD: FLO011
307 VTD: FLO012
308 VTD: FLO013
309 VTD: FLO014
310 VTD: FLO015
311 VTD: FLO016
312 VTD: FLO017
313 VTD: FLO018
314 VTD: FLO019
315 VTD: FLO020
316 VTD: FLO021
317 VTD: FLO022
318 VTD: FLO023
319 VTD: FLO024
320 VTD: FLO025
321 VTD: FLO026
322 VTD: FLO027
323 VTD: FLO028
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324 VTD: FLO029
325 VTD: FLO030
326 VTD: FLO031
327 VTD: FLO200
328 VTD: FLO201
329 VTD: FLO205
330 VTD: FLO207
331 VTD: HAD001
332 VTD: HAD004
333 VTD: HAD005
334 VTD: HAD008
335 VTD: HAD009
336 VTD: HAD010
337 VTD: HAD011
338 VTD: HAD012
339 VTD: HAD014
340 VTD: HAD015
341 VTD: HAD016
342 VTD: HAD017
343 VTD: HAD018
344 VTD: HAD021
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346 Block: 291892167001006
347 Block: 291892167001007
348 Block: 291892167001008
349 Block: 291892167001009
350 Block: 291892167001010
351 Block: 291892167001013
352 Block: 291892167002000
353 Block: 291892167002001
354 Block: 291892167002002
355 Block: 291892167002003
356 Block: 291892167002004
357 Block: 291892167002005
358 Block: 291892167002006
359 Block: 291892167002007
360 Block: 291892167002008
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361 Block: 291892167002009
362 Block: 291892167002010
363 Block: 291892167002011
364 Block: 291892167002012
365 Block: 291892167002013
366 VTD: HAD026
367 Block: 291892167001001
368 Block: 291892167001002
369 Block: 291892167001003
370 Block: 291892167001004
371 Block: 291892167001005
372 VTD: HAD034
373 VTD: HAD035
374 VTD: JEF007
375 VTD: JEF010
376 Block: 291892194001026
377 VTD: JEF012
378 VTD: JEF013
379 VTD: JEF014
380 Block: 291892191001007
381 Block: 291892191001008
382 Block: 291892191001010
383 Block: 291892191001011
384 Block: 291892191001012
385 Block: 291892191002003
386 Block: 291892191002004
387 Block: 291892191002005
388 Block: 291892191002006
389 Block: 291892191002007
390 Block: 291892191002008
391 Block: 291892191002009
392 Block: 291892191003000
393 Block: 291892191003001
394 Block: 291892191003002
395 Block: 291892191003003
396 Block: 291892191003004
397 Block: 291892191003005
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398 Block: 291892191003006
399 Block: 291892191003007
400 Block: 291892191003008
401 Block: 291892191003009
402 Block: 291892191003010
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407 Block: 291892191004001
408 Block: 291892191004002
409 Block: 291892191004003
410 Block: 291892191004004
411 Block: 291892191004005
412 Block: 291892191004006
413 Block: 291892191004007
414 VTD: JEF016
415 VTD: JEF017
416 VTD: JEF018
417 Block: 291892191003014
418 Block: 291892191003015
419 Block: 291892191003016
420 Block: 291892191004008
421 Block: 291892191004009
422 Block: 291892191004010
423 Block: 291892191004011
424 Block: 291892191004012
425 Block: 291892192002009
426 Block: 291892192002010
427 Block: 291892192002011
428 Block: 291892192002012
429 Block: 291892192002013
430 Block: 291892192002014
431 Block: 291892192002015
432 Block: 291892192002016
433 Block: 291892192002017
434 Block: 291892192002018
766a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 15
HCS HB 2909 14
435 Block: 291892192002019
436 Block: 291892192002020
437 Block: 291892192002021
438 Block: 291892192002022
439 Block: 291892192002023
440 Block: 291892195011001
441 Block: 291892195011002
442 Block: 291892195011003
443 VTD: JEF020
444 VTD: JEF022
445 VTD: JEF024
446 VTD: JEF025
447 VTD: JEF026
448 VTD: JEF027
449 VTD: JEF030
450 Block: 291892195011000
451 VTD: JEF033
452 VTD: JEF035
453 VTD: JEF036
454 VTD: LC001
455 VTD: LC002
456 VTD: LC003
457 VTD: LC004
458 VTD: LC005
459 VTD: LC006
460 VTD: LC007
461 VTD: LC008
462 VTD: LC009
463 VTD: LC010
464 VTD: LC011
465 VTD: LC012
466 VTD: LC013
467 VTD: LC014
468 VTD: LC015
469 VTD: LC016
470 VTD: LC017
471 VTD: LC018
767a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 16
HCS HB 2909 15
472 VTD: LC019
473 VTD: LC020
474 VTD: LC021
475 VTD: LC022
476 VTD: LC023
477 VTD: LC024
478 VTD: LC025
479 VTD: LC026
480 VTD: LC027
481 VTD: LC028
482 VTD: LC029
483 VTD: LC030
484 VTD: LC031
485 VTD: LC032
486 VTD: LC033
487 VTD: LC200
488 VTD: LC203
489 VTD: LC204
490 VTD: LC209
491 VTD: MHT008
492 VTD: MHT010
493 VTD: MHT011
494 Block: 291892151031002
495 Block: 291892151031032
496 Block: 291892151454006
497 Block: 291892151454008
498 Block: 291892151454009
499 Block: 291892151454010
500 Block: 291892151454011
501 Block: 291892151462005
502 VTD: MHT013
503 VTD: MHT014
504 VTD: MHT015
505 Block: 291892151441016
506 VTD: MHT017
507 VTD: MHT018
508 VTD: MHT021
768a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 17
HCS HB 2909 16
509 VTD: MHT025
510 VTD: MHT028
511 VTD: MHT033
512 VTD: MHT034
513 Block: 291892151413003
514 Block: 291892151413009
515 Block: 291892151413016
516 VTD: MHT040
517 Block: 291892151413000
518 Block: 291892151413006
519 Block: 291892151413007
520 Block: 291892151413008
521 VTD: MHT043
522 VTD: MHT046
523 VTD: MHT048
524 VTD: MHT052
525 Block: 291892151454005
526 VTD: MHT058
527 Block: 291892151453013
528 Block: 291892151454007
529 VTD: MHT200
530 VTD: MHT206
531 VTD: MID001
532 VTD: MID002
533 VTD: MID003
534 VTD: MID004
535 VTD: MID005
536 VTD: MID006
537 VTD: MID007
538 VTD: MID008
539 VTD: MID009
540 VTD: MID010
541 VTD: MID011
542 VTD: MID012
543 VTD: MID013
544 VTD: MID014
545 VTD: MID015
769a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 18
HCS HB 2909 17
546 VTD: MID016
547 VTD: MID017
548 VTD: MID018
549 VTD: MID019
550 VTD: MID020
551 VTD: MID021
552 VTD: MID022
553 VTD: MID023
554 VTD: MID024
555 VTD: MID025
556 VTD: MID026
557 VTD: MID027
558 VTD: MID028
559 VTD: MID029
560 VTD: MID030
561 VTD: MID031
562 VTD: MID032
563 VTD: MID033
564 VTD: MID034
565 VTD: MID035
566 VTD: MID036
567 VTD: MID037
568 VTD: MID038
569 VTD: MID039
570 VTD: MID040
571 VTD: MID041
572 VTD: MID042
573 VTD: MID043
574 VTD: MID044
575 VTD: MID045
576 VTD: MID046
577 VTD: MID047
578 VTD: MID048
579 VTD: MID049
580 VTD: MID050
581 VTD: MID051
582 VTD: MID052
770a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 19
HCS HB 2909 18
583 VTD: MID053
584 VTD: MID054
585 VTD: MID055
586 VTD: MID056
587 VTD: MID057
588 VTD: MID058
589 VTD: MID059
590 VTD: MID060
591 VTD: MID061
592 VTD: MID200
593 VTD: MID201
594 VTD: MID202
595 VTD: MID204
596 VTD: NOR001
597 VTD: NOR002
598 VTD: NOR003
599 VTD: NOR004
600 VTD: NOR005
601 VTD: NOR006
602 VTD: NOR007
603 VTD: NOR008
604 VTD: NOR009
605 VTD: NOR010
606 VTD: NOR011
607 VTD: NOR012
608 VTD: NOR013
609 VTD: NOR014
610 VTD: NOR015
611 VTD: NOR016
612 VTD: NOR017
613 VTD: NOR018
614 VTD: NOR019
615 VTD: NOR020
616 VTD: NOR021
617 VTD: NOR022
618 VTD: NOR023
619 VTD: NOR024
771a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 20
HCS HB 2909 19
620 VTD: NOR025
621 VTD: NOR026
622 VTD: NOR027
623 VTD: NOR028
624 VTD: NOR029
625 VTD: NOR030
626 VTD: NOR031
627 VTD: NOR032
628 VTD: NOR033
629 VTD: NOR034
630 VTD: NOR035
631 VTD: NOR036
632 VTD: NOR037
633 VTD: NOR038
634 VTD: NOR039
635 VTD: NOR040
636 VTD: NOR041
637 VTD: NOR042
638 VTD: NOR043
639 VTD: NOR044
640 VTD: NOR045
641 VTD: NOR046
642 VTD: NOR047
643 VTD: NOR048
644 VTD: NOR049
645 VTD: NOR050
646 VTD: NOR051
647 VTD: NOR052
648 VTD: NOR053
649 VTD: NOR054
650 VTD: NOR055
651 VTD: NOR056
652 VTD: NOR200
653 VTD: NOR201
654 VTD: NOR202
655 VTD: NOR203
656 VTD: NOR204
772a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 21
HCS HB 2909 20
657 VTD: NOR208
658 VTD: NOR213
659 VTD: NOR218
660 VTD: NOR222
661 VTD: NRW001
662 VTD: NRW002
663 VTD: NRW003
664 VTD: NRW004
665 VTD: NRW005
666 VTD: NRW006
667 VTD: NRW007
668 VTD: NRW008
669 VTD: NRW009
670 VTD: NRW010
671 VTD: NRW011
672 VTD: NRW012
673 VTD: NRW013
674 VTD: NRW014
675 VTD: NRW015
676 VTD: NRW016
677 VTD: NRW017
678 VTD: NRW018
679 VTD: NRW019
680 VTD: NRW020
681 VTD: NRW021
682 VTD: NRW022
683 VTD: NRW023
684 VTD: NRW024
685 VTD: NRW025
686 VTD: NRW026
687 VTD: NRW027
688 VTD: NRW028
689 VTD: NRW029
690 VTD: NRW030
691 VTD: NRW031
692 VTD: NRW032
693 VTD: NRW033
773a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 22
HCS HB 2909 21
694 VTD: NRW034
695 VTD: NRW035
696 VTD: NRW036
697 VTD: NRW037
698 VTD: NRW038
699 VTD: NRW039
700 VTD: NRW040
701 VTD: NRW041
702 VTD: NRW042
703 VTD: NRW043
704 VTD: NRW044
705 VTD: NRW045
706 VTD: NRW046
707 VTD: NRW047
708 VTD: NRW048
709 VTD: NRW049
710 VTD: NRW050
711 VTD: NRW051
712 VTD: NRW200
713 VTD: NRW201
714 VTD: NRW202
715 VTD: NRW203
716 VTD: NRW204
717 VTD: NRW205
718 VTD: NW001
719 VTD: NW002
720 VTD: NW003
721 VTD: NW004
722 VTD: NW005
723 VTD: NW006
724 VTD: NW007
725 VTD: NW008
726 VTD: NW009
727 VTD: NW010
728 VTD: NW011
729 VTD: NW012
730 VTD: NW013
774a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 23
HCS HB 2909 22
731 Block: 291892151431003
732 Block: 291892151431005
733 Block: 291892151431007
734 Block: 291892151431019
735 Block: 291892151431020
736 Block: 291892151431021
737 Block: 291892151431029
738 Block: 291892151431030
739 Block: 291892151431044
740 Block: 291892151431045
741 Block: 291892151431046
742 Block: 291892151431047
743 Block: 291892151431048
744 Block: 291892151431049
745 Block: 291892151431050
746 Block: 291892151431051
747 Block: 291892151431052
748 Block: 291892151431053
749 Block: 291892151431054
750 Block: 291892151431055
751 Block: 291892151431056
752 Block: 291892151431057
753 Block: 291892151431063
754 VTD: NW014
755 VTD: NW015
756 VTD: NW016
757 VTD: NW017
758 VTD: NW018
759 VTD: NW019
760 VTD: NW020
761 VTD: NW021
762 VTD: NW022
763 VTD: NW023
764 VTD: NW024
765 VTD: NW025
766 VTD: NW026
767 VTD: NW027
775a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 24
HCS HB 2909 23
768 VTD: NW028
769 VTD: NW029
770 VTD: NW030
771 VTD: NW031
772 VTD: NW032
773 VTD: NW033
774 VTD: NW034
775 VTD: NW035
776 VTD: NW036
777 VTD: NW037
778 VTD: NW039
779 VTD: NW040
780 VTD: NW041
781 VTD: NW042
782 VTD: NW043
783 VTD: NW044
784 VTD: NW045
785 VTD: NW046
786 VTD: NW047
787 VTD: NW048
788 VTD: NW049
789 VTD: NW050
790 VTD: NW051
791 VTD: NW052
792 VTD: NW200
793 VTD: NW201
794 VTD: NW202
795 VTD: NW203
796 VTD: NW204
797 VTD: NW205
798 VTD: NW206
799 VTD: NW207
800 VTD: NW208
801 VTD: NW209
802 VTD: NW210
803 VTD: NW211
804 VTD: NW212
776a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 25
HCS HB 2909 24
805 VTD: NW213
806 VTD: NW214
807 VTD: NW215
808 VTD: NW216
809 VTD: NW217
810 VTD: NW219
811 VTD: NW220
812 VTD: NW224
813 VTD: NW225
814 VTD: NW226
815 VTD: NW227
816 VTD: NW229
817 VTD: SF001
818 VTD: SF002
819 VTD: SF003
820 VTD: SF004
821 VTD: SF005
822 VTD: SF006
823 VTD: SF007
824 VTD: SF008
825 VTD: SF009
826 VTD: SF010
827 VTD: SF011
828 VTD: SF012
829 VTD: SF013
830 VTD: SF014
831 VTD: SF015
832 VTD: SF016
833 VTD: SF017
834 VTD: SF018
835 VTD: SF019
836 VTD: SF020
837 VTD: SF021
838 VTD: SF022
839 VTD: SF023
840 VTD: SF024
841 VTD: SF025
777a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 26
HCS HB 2909 25
842 VTD: SF026
843 VTD: SF027
844 VTD: SF028
845 VTD: SF029
846 VTD: SF030
847 VTD: SF031
848 VTD: SF032
849 VTD: SF033
850 VTD: SF034
851 VTD: SF035
852 VTD: SF200
853 VTD: SPL001
854 VTD: SPL002
855 VTD: SPL003
856 VTD: SPL004
857 VTD: SPL005
858 VTD: SPL006
859 VTD: SPL007
860 VTD: SPL008
861 VTD: SPL009
862 VTD: SPL010
863 VTD: SPL011
864 VTD: SPL012
865 VTD: SPL013
866 VTD: SPL014
867 VTD: SPL015
868 VTD: SPL016
869 VTD: SPL017
870 VTD: SPL018
871 VTD: SPL019
872 VTD: SPL020
873 VTD: SPL021
874 VTD: SPL022
875 VTD: SPL023
876 VTD: SPL024
877 VTD: SPL025
878 VTD: SPL026
778a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 27
HCS HB 2909 26
879 VTD: SPL027
880 VTD: SPL028
881 VTD: SPL201
882 VTD: SPL202
883 VTD: SPL207
884 VTD: SPL208
885 VTD: UNV001
886 VTD: UNV002
887 VTD: UNV003
888 VTD: UNV004
889 VTD: UNV005
890 VTD: UNV006
891 VTD: UNV007
892 VTD: UNV008
893 VTD: UNV009
894 VTD: UNV010
895 VTD: UNV011
896 VTD: UNV012
897 VTD: UNV013
898 VTD: UNV014
899 VTD: UNV015
900 VTD: UNV016
901 VTD: UNV017
902 VTD: UNV018
903 VTD: UNV019
904 VTD: UNV020
905 VTD: UNV021
906 VTD: UNV022
907 VTD: UNV023
908 VTD: UNV024
909 VTD: UNV025
910 VTD: UNV026
911 VTD: UNV027
912 VTD: UNV028
913 VTD: UNV029
914 VTD: UNV030
915 VTD: UNV031
779a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 28
HCS HB 2909 27
916 VTD: UNV032
917 VTD: UNV033
918 VTD: UNV034
919 VTD: UNV035
920 VTD: UNV036
921 VTD: UNV037
922 VTD: UNV038
923 VTD: UNV039
924 VTD: UNV040
925 VTD: UNV041
926 VTD: UNV042
927 VTD: UNV043
928 VTD: UNV045
929 VTD: UNV201
930 VTD: UNV202
931 VTD: UNV205
932 VTD: UNV206
933 VTD: UNV208
128.462. The second congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Franklin MO
3 County: St. Charles MO
4 VTD: All Saints
5 Block: 291833117352018
6 Block: 291833117353000
7 Block: 291833117353001
8 Block: 291833117354000
9 Block: 291833117354001
10 Block: 291833117354002
11 Block: 291833117354003
12 Block: 291833117391000
13 Block: 291833117391001
14 Block: 291833117391002
15 Block: 291833117391003
16 Block: 291833117391004
17 Block: 291833117391005
18 Block: 291833117391006
19 Block: 291833117391007
780a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 29
HCS HB 2909 28
20 Block: 291833117391009
21 Block: 291833117391015
22 VTD: Amber Meadows
23 VTD: Augusta
24 VTD: Bayfield
25 VTD: Callaway
26 VTD: Canvas Cove
27 VTD: Carriage Hills
28 VTD: Community
29 Block: 291833120032069
30 Block: 291833120032070
31 Block: 291833120032071
32 Block: 291833120032076
33 Block: 291833120032091
34 Block: 291833121921000
35 Block: 291833121921003
36 Block: 291833121921004
37 Block: 291833121921009
38 Block: 291833121921010
39 Block: 291833121921011
40 Block: 291833121921012
41 Block: 291833121921013
42 Block: 291833121921014
43 Block: 291833121921015
44 Block: 291833121921016
45 Block: 291833121921019
46 Block: 291833121921020
47 Block: 291833121921021
48 Block: 291833121921022
49 Block: 291833121921023
50 Block: 291833121921024
51 Block: 291833121921025
52 Block: 291833121921026
53 Block: 291833121921027
54 Block: 291833121921028
55 Block: 291833121921029
56 Block: 291833121921030
781a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 30
HCS HB 2909 29
57 Block: 291833121921031
58 Block: 291833121921033
59 Block: 291833121921050
60 Block: 291833121921051
61 Block: 291833121922000
62 Block: 291833121922001
63 Block: 291833121922002
64 Block: 291833121922003
65 Block: 291833121922004
66 Block: 291833121922005
67 Block: 291833121922006
68 Block: 291833121922007
69 Block: 291833121922008
70 Block: 291833121922009
71 Block: 291833121922010
72 Block: 291833121922011
73 Block: 291833121922012
74 Block: 291833121922014
75 Block: 291833121922015
76 Block: 291833121922016
77 Block: 291833121922017
78 Block: 291833121922018
79 Block: 291833121922019
80 Block: 291833121922020
81 Block: 291833121922021
82 Block: 291833121922022
83 Block: 291833121922023
84 Block: 291833121922024
85 Block: 291833121922031
86 Block: 291833121922032
87 Block: 291833121922035
88 Block: 291833121922036
89 Block: 291833121922037
90 Block: 291833121922038
91 Block: 291833121922040
92 Block: 291833121922043
93 Block: 291833121922044
782a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 31
HCS HB 2909 30
94 Block: 291833121922045
95 Block: 291833121922046
96 Block: 291833121922048
97 Block: 291833121922049
98 Block: 291833121933000
99 Block: 291833121933001
100 Block: 291833121933002
101 Block: 291833121933003
102 Block: 291833121933007
103 Block: 291833121933008
104 Block: 291833121933009
105 Block: 291833121933010
106 Block: 291833121933011
107 Block: 291833121933012
108 Block: 291833121933013
109 Block: 291833121933014
110 Block: 291833121933015
111 Block: 291833121933016
112 Block: 291833121933017
113 Block: 291833121933018
114 Block: 291833121933019
115 Block: 291833121933020
116 Block: 291833121933021
117 Block: 291833121933022
118 Block: 291833121933023
119 Block: 291833121933024
120 Block: 291833121933025
121 Block: 291833121933026
122 Block: 291833121933027
123 Block: 291833121933028
124 Block: 291833121933029
125 Block: 291833121933030
126 Block: 291833121933037
127 Block: 291833121933038
128 Block: 291833121933048
129 Block: 291833121933049
130 VTD: Delmar
783a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 32
HCS HB 2909 31
131 VTD: Discovery
132 Block: 291833117352016
133 VTD: DuVall
134 VTD: Feise
135 VTD: Fieldcrest
136 VTD: Foristell
137 Block: 291833120032054
138 Block: 291833120032055
139 Block: 291833120032056
140 Block: 291833120032058
141 Block: 291833120032059
142 Block: 291833120032060
143 Block: 291833120032061
144 Block: 291833120032062
145 Block: 291833120032063
146 Block: 291833120032064
147 Block: 291833120032065
148 Block: 291833120032077
149 Block: 291833120032079
150 Block: 291833120032080
151 Block: 291833120032081
152 Block: 291833120032084
153 Block: 291833120032085
154 Block: 291833120032086
155 Block: 291833120032087
156 Block: 291833120032088
157 Block: 291833120032089
158 Block: 291833120032090
159 VTD: Freymuth
160 VTD: Glengate
161 Block: 291833117381000
162 Block: 291833117381001
163 Block: 291833117381002
164 Block: 291833117381003
165 Block: 291833117381004
166 Block: 291833117381005
167 Block: 291833117381006
784a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 33
HCS HB 2909 32
168 Block: 291833117381007
169 Block: 291833117381008
170 Block: 291833117381009
171 Block: 291833117381010
172 Block: 291833117381011
173 Block: 291833117381012
174 Block: 291833117381023
175 Block: 291833117381024
176 Block: 291833117381025
177 Block: 291833117382000
178 Block: 291833117382001
179 Block: 291833117382002
180 Block: 291833117382003
181 Block: 291833117382004
182 Block: 291833117382005
183 Block: 291833117382006
184 Block: 291833117382007
185 Block: 291833117382008
186 Block: 291833117382009
187 Block: 291833117382010
188 Block: 291833117382011
189 Block: 291833117382012
190 Block: 291833117382013
191 Block: 291833117382014
192 Block: 291833117382015
193 Block: 291833117382016
194 Block: 291833117382017
195 Block: 291833117382018
196 Block: 291833117382019
197 Block: 291833117382020
198 Block: 291833117382021
199 Block: 291833117382022
200 Block: 291833117382023
201 VTD: Hawk Ridge
202 VTD: Hillcrest
203 Block: 291833117323001
204 Block: 291833117323002
785a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 34
HCS HB 2909 33
205 Block: 291833117323004
206 Block: 291833117324017
207 Block: 291833117354004
208 Block: 291833117354006
209 Block: 291833117382024
210 VTD: Hopewell
211 VTD: Keystone
212 VTD: Monticello
213 VTD: New Melle
214 VTD: Patriot
215 VTD: Phoenix
216 VTD: Pioneer
217 VTD: Regatta Bay
218 Block: 291833119042022
219 Block: 291833119092034
220 Block: 291833119092035
221 VTD: Ridgepoint
222 VTD: Starbuck
223 VTD: Summerset
224 VTD: Turtle Creek
225 VTD: Twin Chimneys
226 VTD: Twin Oaks
227 VTD: Weldon Spring
228 VTD: Westfield
229 County: St. Louis MO
230 VTD: BON001
231 VTD: BON002
232 VTD: BON003
233 VTD: BON004
234 VTD: BON005
235 VTD: BON006
236 VTD: BON007
237 VTD: BON008
238 VTD: BON009
239 VTD: BON010
240 VTD: BON011
241 VTD: BON012
786a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 35
HCS HB 2909 34
242 VTD: BON013
243 VTD: BON014
244 VTD: BON015
245 VTD: BON016
246 VTD: BON017
247 VTD: BON018
248 VTD: BON019
249 VTD: BON020
250 VTD: BON021
251 VTD: BON022
252 VTD: BON023
253 VTD: BON024
254 VTD: BON025
255 VTD: BON026
256 VTD: BON027
257 VTD: BON028
258 VTD: BON029
259 VTD: BON030
260 VTD: BON031
261 VTD: BON032
262 VTD: BON033
263 VTD: BON034
264 VTD: BON035
265 VTD: BON036
266 VTD: BON037
267 VTD: BON038
268 VTD: BON039
269 VTD: BON040
270 VTD: BON200
271 VTD: BON202
272 VTD: BON203
273 VTD: BON205
274 VTD: BON206
275 VTD: BON207
276 VTD: BON208
277 VTD: BON210
278 VTD: BON211
787a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 36
HCS HB 2909 35
279 VTD: CC001
280 VTD: CC004
281 Block: 291892151021036
282 Block: 291892151021041
283 VTD: CC009
284 Block: 291892151021039
285 VTD: CC010
286 VTD: CC011
287 VTD: CC014
288 VTD: CC015
289 VTD: CC016
290 VTD: CC019
291 VTD: CC020
292 VTD: CC021
293 VTD: CC023
294 Block: 291892153011006
295 VTD: CC025
296 VTD: CC026
297 VTD: CC027
298 Block: 291892153021013
299 Block: 291892153021014
300 Block: 291892153021015
301 Block: 291892153021016
302 Block: 291892153021017
303 Block: 291892153021024
304 Block: 291892153021025
305 Block: 291892153021026
306 Block: 291892153021027
307 Block: 291892153024001
308 VTD: CC028
309 VTD: CC029
310 VTD: CC032
311 VTD: CC034
312 VTD: CC036
313 VTD: CC039
314 VTD: CC040
315 VTD: CC049
788a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 37
HCS HB 2909 36
316 VTD: CC052
317 VTD: CC055
318 VTD: CC059
319 VTD: CC060
320 VTD: CC214
321 VTD: CHE001
322 VTD: CHE002
323 VTD: CHE003
324 VTD: CHE004
325 VTD: CHE005
326 VTD: CHE006
327 VTD: CHE007
328 VTD: CHE008
329 VTD: CHE009
330 VTD: CHE010
331 VTD: CHE011
332 VTD: CHE012
333 VTD: CHE013
334 VTD: CHE014
335 VTD: CHE015
336 VTD: CHE016
337 VTD: CHE017
338 VTD: CHE018
339 VTD: CHE019
340 VTD: CHE020
341 VTD: CHE021
342 VTD: CHE022
343 VTD: CHE023
344 VTD: CHE024
345 VTD: CHE025
346 VTD: CHE026
347 VTD: CHE027
348 VTD: CHE028
349 VTD: CHE029
350 VTD: CHE030
351 VTD: CHE031
352 VTD: CHE032
789a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 38
HCS HB 2909 37
353 VTD: CHE033
354 VTD: CHE034
355 VTD: CHE035
356 VTD: CHE036
357 VTD: CHE037
358 VTD: CHE038
359 VTD: CHE039
360 VTD: CHE040
361 VTD: CHE041
362 VTD: CHE042
363 VTD: CHE043
364 VTD: CHE044
365 VTD: CHE045
366 VTD: CHE046
367 VTD: CHE047
368 VTD: CHE048
369 VTD: CHE049
370 VTD: CHE050
371 VTD: CHE051
372 VTD: CHE052
373 VTD: CHE053
374 VTD: CHE054
375 VTD: CHE055
376 VTD: CHE057
377 VTD: CHE200
378 VTD: CHE203
379 VTD: CHE212
380 VTD: CHE214
381 VTD: CHE215
382 VTD: CLA006
383 VTD: CLA007
384 Block: 291892154004009
385 Block: 291892154004010
386 Block: 291892154004011
387 VTD: CLA012
388 VTD: CLA013
389 Block: 291892154004004
790a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 39
HCS HB 2909 38
390 Block: 291892154004012
391 Block: 291892154005001
392 Block: 291892154005002
393 Block: 291892154005003
394 VTD: CLA015
395 VTD: CLA016
396 VTD: CLA022
397 Block: 291892189021015
398 Block: 291892189021016
399 Block: 291892189021017
400 VTD: CLA024
401 VTD: CLA025
402 VTD: CLA026
403 VTD: CLA030
404 VTD: CLA031
405 VTD: CLA032
406 VTD: CLA033
407 VTD: CLA034
408 VTD: CLA035
409 Block: 291892174004000
410 Block: 291892174004005
411 VTD: CLA036
412 VTD: CLA037
413 VTD: CLA040
414 VTD: CLA042
415 VTD: CLA045
416 VTD: CLA049
417 VTD: CLA201
418 VTD: CLA202
419 VTD: CLA203
420 VTD: CLA205
421 VTD: CON001
422 VTD: CON002
423 VTD: CON003
424 VTD: CON004
425 VTD: CON005
426 VTD: CON006
791a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 40
HCS HB 2909 39
427 VTD: CON007
428 VTD: CON008
429 VTD: CON009
430 VTD: CON010
431 VTD: CON011
432 VTD: CON012
433 VTD: CON013
434 VTD: CON014
435 VTD: CON015
436 VTD: CON016
437 VTD: CON017
438 VTD: CON018
439 VTD: CON019
440 VTD: CON020
441 VTD: CON021
442 VTD: CON022
443 VTD: CON023
444 VTD: CON024
445 VTD: CON025
446 VTD: CON026
447 VTD: CON027
448 VTD: CON028
449 VTD: CON029
450 VTD: CON030
451 VTD: CON031
452 VTD: CON032
453 VTD: CON033
454 VTD: CON034
455 VTD: CON035
456 VTD: CON036
457 VTD: CON037
458 VTD: CON038
459 VTD: CON039
460 VTD: CON040
461 VTD: CON041
462 VTD: CON042
463 VTD: CON043
792a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 41
HCS HB 2909 40
464 VTD: CON044
465 VTD: CON045
466 VTD: CON046
467 VTD: CON047
468 VTD: CON048
469 VTD: CON049
470 VTD: CON050
471 VTD: CON051
472 VTD: CON052
473 VTD: CON053
474 VTD: CON200
475 VTD: CON202
476 VTD: CON204
477 VTD: CON205
478 VTD: CON206
479 VTD: CON212
480 VTD: CON213
481 VTD: GRA001
482 VTD: GRA002
483 VTD: GRA003
484 VTD: GRA004
485 VTD: GRA005
486 VTD: GRA006
487 VTD: GRA007
488 VTD: GRA008
489 VTD: GRA009
490 VTD: GRA010
491 VTD: GRA011
492 VTD: GRA012
493 VTD: GRA013
494 VTD: GRA014
495 VTD: GRA015
496 VTD: GRA016
497 VTD: GRA017
498 VTD: GRA018
499 VTD: GRA019
500 VTD: GRA020
793a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 42
HCS HB 2909 41
501 VTD: GRA021
502 VTD: GRA022
503 VTD: GRA023
504 VTD: GRA024
505 VTD: GRA025
506 VTD: GRA026
507 VTD: GRA027
508 VTD: GRA028
509 VTD: GRA029
510 VTD: GRA030
511 VTD: GRA031
512 VTD: GRA032
513 VTD: GRA033
514 VTD: GRA034
515 VTD: GRA035
516 VTD: GRA036
517 VTD: GRA037
518 VTD: GRA038
519 VTD: GRA039
520 VTD: GRA040
521 VTD: GRA041
522 VTD: GRA042
523 VTD: GRA043
524 VTD: GRA044
525 VTD: GRA045
526 VTD: GRA046
527 VTD: GRA047
528 VTD: GRA048
529 VTD: GRA201
530 VTD: GRA202
531 VTD: GRA206
532 VTD: GRA209
533 VTD: GRA210
534 VTD: HAD002
535 VTD: HAD003
536 VTD: HAD006
537 VTD: HAD007
794a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 43
HCS HB 2909 42
538 VTD: HAD013
539 VTD: HAD019
540 VTD: HAD020
541 VTD: HAD021
542 Block: 291892167004000
543 Block: 291892167004001
544 VTD: HAD022
545 VTD: HAD023
546 VTD: HAD024
547 VTD: HAD025
548 VTD: HAD026
549 Block: 291892167004002
550 VTD: HAD027
551 VTD: HAD028
552 VTD: HAD029
553 VTD: HAD030
554 VTD: HAD031
555 VTD: HAD032
556 VTD: HAD033
557 VTD: HAD200
558 VTD: JEF001
559 VTD: JEF002
560 VTD: JEF003
561 VTD: JEF004
562 VTD: JEF005
563 VTD: JEF006
564 VTD: JEF008
565 VTD: JEF009
566 VTD: JEF010
567 Block: 291892194003018
568 Block: 291892194004000
569 Block: 291892194004001
570 Block: 291892194004002
571 Block: 291892194004003
572 Block: 291892194004004
573 Block: 291892194004005
574 Block: 291892194004006
795a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 44
HCS HB 2909 43
575 Block: 291892194004007
576 Block: 291892194004008
577 Block: 291892194004010
578 Block: 291892194004011
579 Block: 291892194004012
580 Block: 291892194004013
581 Block: 291892194004014
582 Block: 291892194004015
583 Block: 291892194005001
584 Block: 291892194005002
585 Block: 291892194005005
586 Block: 291892194005006
587 Block: 291892194005007
588 Block: 291892194005015
589 Block: 291892194005016
590 Block: 291892194005017
591 Block: 291892194005018
592 Block: 291892194005019
593 Block: 291892194005020
594 Block: 291892194005021
595 Block: 291892194005022
596 Block: 291892219001008
597 VTD: JEF011
598 VTD: JEF014
599 Block: 291892170004019
600 Block: 291892170004020
601 Block: 291892196021002
602 Block: 291892196021003
603 Block: 291892196021004
604 Block: 291892196021005
605 Block: 291892196021007
606 VTD: JEF015
607 VTD: JEF018
608 Block: 291892191004013
609 Block: 291892191004014
610 Block: 291892191004015
611 Block: 291892191004016
796a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 45
HCS HB 2909 44
612 Block: 291892195021000
613 Block: 291892196023005
614 Block: 291892196023006
615 Block: 291892196023008
616 Block: 291892196023009
617 VTD: JEF019
618 VTD: JEF021
619 VTD: JEF023
620 VTD: JEF028
621 VTD: JEF029
622 VTD: JEF030
623 Block: 291892195021001
624 Block: 291892195021002
625 Block: 291892195021003
626 Block: 291892195021004
627 Block: 291892195021005
628 Block: 291892195021006
629 Block: 291892195021007
630 Block: 291892195021008
631 Block: 291892195021009
632 Block: 291892195021010
633 Block: 291892195021011
634 Block: 291892195021012
635 Block: 291892195021013
636 Block: 291892195021014
637 Block: 291892195021015
638 Block: 291892195021016
639 Block: 291892195022000
640 Block: 291892195022002
641 Block: 291892195022003
642 VTD: JEF031
643 VTD: JEF032
644 VTD: JEF034
645 VTD: JEF037
646 VTD: JEF200
647 VTD: JEF202
648 VTD: LAF001
797a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 46
HCS HB 2909 45
649 VTD: LAF002
650 VTD: LAF003
651 VTD: LAF004
652 VTD: LAF005
653 VTD: LAF006
654 VTD: LAF007
655 VTD: LAF008
656 VTD: LAF009
657 VTD: LAF010
658 VTD: LAF011
659 VTD: LAF012
660 VTD: LAF013
661 VTD: LAF014
662 VTD: LAF015
663 VTD: LAF016
664 VTD: LAF017
665 VTD: LAF018
666 VTD: LAF019
667 VTD: LAF020
668 VTD: LAF022
669 VTD: LAF023
670 VTD: LAF024
671 VTD: LAF025
672 VTD: LAF026
673 VTD: LAF027
674 VTD: LAF028
675 VTD: LAF029
676 VTD: LAF030
677 VTD: LAF031
678 VTD: LAF032
679 VTD: LAF033
680 VTD: LAF034
681 VTD: LAF035
682 VTD: LAF036
683 VTD: LAF037
684 VTD: LAF038
685 VTD: LAF039
798a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 47
HCS HB 2909 46
686 VTD: LAF040
687 VTD: LAF041
688 VTD: LAF042
689 VTD: LAF043
690 VTD: LAF044
691 VTD: LAF045
692 VTD: LAF046
693 VTD: LAF200
694 VTD: LAF205
695 VTD: LAF207
696 VTD: LEM001
697 VTD: LEM002
698 VTD: LEM003
699 VTD: LEM004
700 VTD: LEM005
701 VTD: LEM006
702 VTD: LEM007
703 VTD: LEM008
704 VTD: LEM009
705 VTD: LEM010
706 VTD: LEM011
707 VTD: LEM012
708 VTD: LEM013
709 VTD: LEM014
710 VTD: LEM015
711 VTD: LEM016
712 VTD: LEM017
713 VTD: LEM018
714 VTD: LEM019
715 VTD: LEM020
716 VTD: LEM021
717 VTD: LEM022
718 VTD: LEM023
719 VTD: LEM024
720 VTD: LEM025
721 VTD: LEM026
722 VTD: LEM027
799a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 48
HCS HB 2909 47
723 VTD: LEM028
724 VTD: LEM029
725 VTD: LEM030
726 VTD: LEM031
727 VTD: LEM032
728 VTD: LEM033
729 VTD: LEM200
730 VTD: LEM201
731 VTD: LEM202
732 VTD: LEM204
733 VTD: LEM205
734 VTD: LEM208
735 VTD: MER001
736 VTD: MER002
737 VTD: MER003
738 VTD: MER004
739 VTD: MER005
740 VTD: MER006
741 VTD: MER007
742 VTD: MER008
743 VTD: MER009
744 VTD: MER010
745 VTD: MER011
746 VTD: MER012
747 VTD: MER013
748 VTD: MER014
749 VTD: MER015
750 VTD: MER016
751 VTD: MER017
752 VTD: MER018
753 VTD: MER019
754 VTD: MER020
755 VTD: MER021
756 VTD: MER022
757 VTD: MER023
758 VTD: MER024
759 VTD: MER025
800a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 49
HCS HB 2909 48
760 VTD: MER026
761 VTD: MER027
762 VTD: MER028
763 VTD: MER029
764 VTD: MER030
765 VTD: MER031
766 VTD: MER032
767 VTD: MER033
768 VTD: MER034
769 VTD: MER035
770 VTD: MER036
771 VTD: MER037
772 VTD: MER038
773 VTD: MER039
774 VTD: MER040
775 VTD: MER041
776 VTD: MER042
777 VTD: MER043
778 VTD: MER044
779 VTD: MER045
780 VTD: MER046
781 VTD: MER047
782 VTD: MER048
783 VTD: MER200
784 VTD: MER202
785 VTD: MER204
786 VTD: MER207
787 VTD: MER209
788 VTD: MER210
789 VTD: MER213
790 VTD: MER214
791 VTD: MER215
792 VTD: MER219
793 VTD: MHT001
794 VTD: MHT002
795 VTD: MHT003
796 VTD: MHT004
801a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 50
HCS HB 2909 49
797 VTD: MHT005
798 VTD: MHT006
799 VTD: MHT007
800 VTD: MHT009
801 VTD: MHT011
802 Block: 291892151454012
803 VTD: MHT012
804 VTD: MHT015
805 Block: 291892151441005
806 Block: 291892151441008
807 Block: 291892151441009
808 Block: 291892151441010
809 Block: 291892151441015
810 Block: 291892151442000
811 Block: 291892151442001
812 Block: 291892151442002
813 Block: 291892151442003
814 VTD: MHT016
815 VTD: MHT019
816 VTD: MHT020
817 VTD: MHT022
818 VTD: MHT023
819 VTD: MHT024
820 VTD: MHT026
821 VTD: MHT027
822 VTD: MHT029
823 VTD: MHT030
824 VTD: MHT031
825 VTD: MHT032
826 VTD: MHT034
827 Block: 291892151411039
828 Block: 291892151411040
829 Block: 291892151411041
830 Block: 291892151411042
831 Block: 291892151411045
832 Block: 291892151411046
833 Block: 291892151412003
802a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 51
HCS HB 2909 50
834 Block: 291892151412004
835 Block: 291892151412005
836 Block: 291892151412006
837 Block: 291892151412007
838 Block: 291892151412008
839 Block: 291892151413002
840 Block: 291892151413010
841 Block: 291892151413011
842 VTD: MHT035
843 VTD: MHT036
844 VTD: MHT037
845 VTD: MHT038
846 VTD: MHT039
847 VTD: MHT040
848 Block: 291892151412000
849 Block: 291892151412002
850 VTD: MHT041
851 VTD: MHT042
852 VTD: MHT044
853 VTD: MHT045
854 VTD: MHT047
855 VTD: MHT049
856 VTD: MHT050
857 VTD: MHT051
858 VTD: MHT052
859 Block: 291892151453008
860 Block: 291892151453014
861 Block: 291892151453015
862 VTD: MHT053
863 VTD: MHT054
864 VTD: MHT055
865 VTD: MHT056
866 VTD: MHT057
867 VTD: MHT058
868 Block: 291892151453010
869 VTD: MHT059
870 VTD: MHT203
803a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 52
HCS HB 2909 51
871 VTD: MHT207
872 VTD: MHT208
873 VTD: MHT211
874 VTD: MHT212
875 VTD: MHT213
876 VTD: MHT214
877 VTD: MHT216
878 VTD: MHT219
879 VTD: MHT220
880 VTD: MHT222
881 VTD: MHT223
882 VTD: MR001
883 VTD: MR002
884 VTD: MR003
885 VTD: MR004
886 VTD: MR005
887 VTD: MR006
888 VTD: MR007
889 VTD: MR008
890 VTD: MR009
891 VTD: MR010
892 VTD: MR011
893 VTD: MR012
894 VTD: MR013
895 VTD: MR014
896 VTD: MR015
897 VTD: MR016
898 VTD: MR017
899 VTD: MR018
900 VTD: MR019
901 VTD: MR020
902 VTD: MR021
903 VTD: MR022
904 VTD: MR023
905 VTD: MR024
906 VTD: MR025
907 VTD: MR026
804a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 53
HCS HB 2909 52
908 VTD: MR027
909 VTD: MR028
910 VTD: MR029
911 VTD: MR030
912 VTD: MR031
913 VTD: MR032
914 VTD: MR033
915 VTD: MR034
916 VTD: MR035
917 VTD: MR036
918 VTD: MR037
919 VTD: MR038
920 VTD: MR039
921 VTD: MR040
922 VTD: MR041
923 VTD: MR042
924 VTD: MR043
925 VTD: MR044
926 VTD: MR045
927 VTD: MR046
928 VTD: MR047
929 VTD: MR048
930 VTD: MR049
931 VTD: MR050
932 VTD: MR051
933 VTD: MR052
934 VTD: MR053
935 VTD: MR054
936 VTD: MR055
937 VTD: MR056
938 VTD: MR057
939 VTD: MR058
940 VTD: MR059
941 VTD: MR200
942 VTD: MR202
943 VTD: MR203
944 VTD: MR204
805a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 54
HCS HB 2909 53
945 VTD: MR205
946 VTD: MR209
947 VTD: MR210
948 VTD: MR212
949 VTD: MR213
950 VTD: NW013
951 Block: 291892151431006
952 Block: 291892151431008
953 Block: 291892151431009
954 Block: 291892151431010
955 Block: 291892151431011
956 Block: 291892151431012
957 Block: 291892151431013
958 Block: 291892151431014
959 Block: 291892151431015
960 Block: 291892151431016
961 Block: 291892151431024
962 Block: 291892151431025
963 Block: 291892151431026
964 Block: 291892151431027
965 Block: 291892151431031
966 Block: 291892151431033
967 Block: 291892151431064
968 VTD: NW038
969 VTD: OAK001
970 VTD: OAK002
971 VTD: OAK003
972 VTD: OAK004
973 VTD: OAK005
974 VTD: OAK006
975 VTD: OAK007
976 VTD: OAK008
977 VTD: OAK009
978 VTD: OAK010
979 VTD: OAK011
980 VTD: OAK012
981 VTD: OAK013
806a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 55
HCS HB 2909 54
982 VTD: OAK014
983 VTD: OAK015
984 VTD: OAK016
985 VTD: OAK017
986 VTD: OAK018
987 VTD: OAK019
988 VTD: OAK020
989 VTD: OAK021
990 VTD: OAK022
991 VTD: OAK023
992 VTD: OAK024
993 VTD: OAK025
994 VTD: OAK026
995 VTD: OAK027
996 VTD: OAK028
997 VTD: OAK029
998 VTD: QUE001
999 VTD: QUE002
1000 VTD: QUE003
1001 VTD: QUE004
1002 VTD: QUE005
1003 VTD: QUE006
1004 VTD: QUE007
1005 VTD: QUE008
1006 VTD: QUE009
1007 VTD: QUE010
1008 VTD: QUE011
1009 VTD: QUE012
1010 VTD: QUE013
1011 VTD: QUE014
1012 VTD: QUE015
1013 VTD: QUE016
1014 VTD: QUE017
1015 VTD: QUE018
1016 VTD: QUE019
1017 VTD: QUE020
1018 VTD: QUE021
807a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 56
HCS HB 2909 55
1019 VTD: QUE022
1020 VTD: QUE023
1021 VTD: QUE024
1022 VTD: QUE025
1023 VTD: QUE026
1024 VTD: QUE027
1025 VTD: QUE028
1026 VTD: QUE029
1027 VTD: QUE030
1028 VTD: QUE031
1029 VTD: QUE032
1030 VTD: QUE033
1031 VTD: QUE034
1032 VTD: QUE035
1033 VTD: QUE036
1034 VTD: QUE037
1035 VTD: QUE038
1036 VTD: QUE039
1037 VTD: QUE040
1038 VTD: QUE041
1039 VTD: QUE042
1040 VTD: QUE043
1041 VTD: QUE044
1042 VTD: QUE045
1043 VTD: QUE046
1044 VTD: QUE047
1045 VTD: QUE048
1046 VTD: QUE049
1047 VTD: QUE200
1048 VTD: QUE201
1049 VTD: QUE202
1050 VTD: QUE203
1051 VTD: QUE204
1052 VTD: QUE205
1053 VTD: QUE207
1054 VTD: QUE208
1055 VTD: QUE209
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HCS HB 2909 56
1056 VTD: QUE210
1057 VTD: QUE211
1058 VTD: QUE213
1059 VTD: TSF001
1060 VTD: TSF002
1061 VTD: TSF003
1062 VTD: TSF004
1063 VTD: TSF005
1064 VTD: TSF006
1065 VTD: TSF007
1066 VTD: TSF008
1067 VTD: TSF009
1068 VTD: TSF010
1069 VTD: TSF011
1070 VTD: TSF012
1071 VTD: TSF013
1072 VTD: TSF014
1073 VTD: TSF015
1074 VTD: TSF016
1075 VTD: TSF017
1076 VTD: TSF018
1077 VTD: TSF019
1078 VTD: TSF020
1079 VTD: TSF021
1080 VTD: TSF022
1081 VTD: TSF023
1082 VTD: TSF024
1083 VTD: TSF025
1084 VTD: TSF026
1085 VTD: TSF027
1086 VTD: TSF201
1087 VTD: WH001
1088 VTD: WH002
1089 VTD: WH003
1090 VTD: WH004
1091 VTD: WH005
1092 VTD: WH006
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HCS HB 2909 57
1093 VTD: WH007
1094 VTD: WH008
1095 VTD: WH009
1096 VTD: WH010
1097 VTD: WH011
1098 VTD: WH012
1099 VTD: WH013
1100 VTD: WH014
1101 VTD: WH015
1102 VTD: WH016
1103 VTD: WH017
1104 VTD: WH018
1105 VTD: WH019
1106 VTD: WH020
1107 VTD: WH021
1108 VTD: WH022
1109 VTD: WH023
1110 VTD: WH024
1111 VTD: WH025
1112 VTD: WH026
1113 VTD: WH027
1114 VTD: WH028
1115 VTD: WH029
1116 VTD: WH030
1117 VTD: WH031
1118 VTD: WH032
1119 VTD: WH033
1120 VTD: WH034
1121 VTD: WH035
1122 VTD: WH036
1123 VTD: WH037
1124 VTD: WH038
1125 VTD: WH039
1126 VTD: WH040
1127 VTD: WH041
1128 VTD: WH042
1129 VTD: WH043
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HCS HB 2909 58
1130 VTD: WH044
1131 VTD: WH045
1132 VTD: WH046
1133 VTD: WH047
1134 VTD: WH200
1135 VTD: WH201
1136 VTD: WH202
1137 VTD: WH203
1138 VTD: WH208
1139 County: Warren MO
1140 VTD: Concord Hill
1141 VTD: Dutzow
1142 VTD: Elkhorn South
1143 VTD: Gore - Case
1144 VTD: Holstein
1145 VTD: Hopewell
1146 VTD: Innsbrook
1147 VTD: Lake Sherwood
1148 VTD: Macedonia
1149 VTD: Marthasville
1150 VTD: North Hickory Grove
1151 Block: 292198201091007
1152 Block: 292198201091030
1153 Block: 292198201091038
1154 Block: 292198201091039
1155 Block: 292198201091043
1156 Block: 292198201091044
1157 Block: 292198201092005
1158 Block: 292198201092006
1159 Block: 292198201092007
1160 Block: 292198201092011
1161 Block: 292198201092012
1162 Block: 292198201092013
1163 Block: 292198201092014
1164 Block: 292198201092015
1165 Block: 292198201092017
1166 Block: 292198201092019
811a
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HCS HB 2909 59
1167 Block: 292198201092022
1168 Block: 292198201092023
1169 Block: 292198201092024
1170 Block: 292198201092025
1171 Block: 292198201092026
1172 Block: 292198201092027
1173 Block: 292198201092028
1174 Block: 292198201092029
1175 Block: 292198201092030
1176 Block: 292198201092032
1177 Block: 292198201092033
1178 Block: 292198201092035
1179 Block: 292198201092036
1180 Block: 292198201092037
1181 Block: 292198201092038
1182 Block: 292198201092039
1183 Block: 292198201092040
1184 Block: 292198201092042
1185 Block: 292198201092044
1186 Block: 292198201092045
1187 Block: 292198201092046
1188 Block: 292198201092047
1189 Block: 292198201092048
1190 Block: 292198201092049
1191 Block: 292198201092050
1192 Block: 292198201092051
1193 Block: 292198201092052
1194 Block: 292198201092053
1195 Block: 292198201092054
1196 Block: 292198201092055
1197 Block: 292198201092056
1198 Block: 292198201092057
1199 Block: 292198201092058
1200 Block: 292198201092059
1201 Block: 292198201092060
1202 Block: 292198201092061
1203 Block: 292198201092062
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HCS HB 2909 60
1204 Block: 292198201092063
1205 Block: 292198201092064
1206 Block: 292198201092065
1207 Block: 292198201092066
1208 Block: 292198201092067
1209 Block: 292198201092068
1210 Block: 292198201092069
1211 Block: 292198201092070
1212 Block: 292198201092071
1213 Block: 292198201092072
1214 Block: 292198201092073
1215 Block: 292198201092074
1216 Block: 292198201092075
1217 Block: 292198201092076
1218 Block: 292198201092077
1219 Block: 292198201092078
1220 Block: 292198201092079
1221 Block: 292198201092080
1222 Block: 292198201092081
1223 Block: 292198201092082
1224 Block: 292198201092083
1225 Block: 292198201092084
1226 Block: 292198201092085
1227 VTD: Pendleton
1228 Block: 292198201041099
1229 Block: 292198201041125
1230 Block: 292198201042000
1231 Block: 292198201042001
1232 Block: 292198201042002
1233 Block: 292198201042003
1234 Block: 292198201042004
1235 Block: 292198201042005
1236 Block: 292198201042006
1237 Block: 292198201042007
1238 Block: 292198201042008
1239 Block: 292198201042009
1240 Block: 292198201042010
813a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 62
HCS HB 2909 61
1241 Block: 292198201042011
1242 Block: 292198201042012
1243 Block: 292198201042013
1244 Block: 292198201042014
1245 Block: 292198201042015
1246 Block: 292198201042016
1247 Block: 292198201042017
1248 Block: 292198201042018
1249 Block: 292198201042019
1250 Block: 292198201042020
1251 Block: 292198201042021
1252 Block: 292198201042022
1253 Block: 292198201042023
1254 Block: 292198201042024
1255 Block: 292198201042025
1256 Block: 292198201042026
1257 Block: 292198201042027
1258 Block: 292198201042028
1259 Block: 292198201042029
1260 Block: 292198201042030
1261 Block: 292198201042031
1262 Block: 292198201042032
1263 Block: 292198201042033
1264 Block: 292198201042034
1265 Block: 292198201042035
1266 Block: 292198201042036
1267 Block: 292198201042037
1268 Block: 292198201042038
1269 Block: 292198201042039
1270 Block: 292198201042040
1271 Block: 292198201042041
1272 Block: 292198201042042
1273 Block: 292198201042043
1274 Block: 292198201042044
1275 Block: 292198201042045
1276 Block: 292198201042046
1277 Block: 292198201042047
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HCS HB 2909 62
1278 Block: 292198201042048
1279 Block: 292198201042049
1280 Block: 292198201042050
1281 Block: 292198201042051
1282 Block: 292198201042052
1283 Block: 292198201042053
1284 Block: 292198201042054
1285 Block: 292198201042055
1286 Block: 292198201042056
1287 Block: 292198201042057
1288 Block: 292198201042058
1289 Block: 292198201042059
1290 Block: 292198201042060
1291 Block: 292198201042061
1292 Block: 292198201042062
1293 Block: 292198201042063
1294 Block: 292198201042064
1295 Block: 292198201042065
1296 Block: 292198201042066
1297 Block: 292198201042067
1298 Block: 292198201042068
1299 Block: 292198201042069
1300 Block: 292198201042070
1301 Block: 292198201042071
1302 Block: 292198201042072
1303 Block: 292198201042073
1304 Block: 292198201042074
1305 Block: 292198201042075
1306 Block: 292198201042076
1307 Block: 292198201042077
1308 Block: 292198201042078
1309 Block: 292198201042079
1310 Block: 292198201042080
1311 Block: 292198201042081
1312 Block: 292198201061001
1313 Block: 292198201061002
1314 Block: 292198201061003
815a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 64
HCS HB 2909 63
1315 Block: 292198201061004
1316 Block: 292198201061005
1317 Block: 292198201061006
1318 Block: 292198201061007
1319 Block: 292198201061008
1320 Block: 292198201061010
1321 Block: 292198201061016
1322 Block: 292198201061017
1323 Block: 292198201061018
1324 Block: 292198201061019
1325 Block: 292198201061020
1326 Block: 292198201061025
1327 Block: 292198201061026
1328 Block: 292198201061027
1329 Block: 292198201061028
1330 Block: 292198201061029
1331 Block: 292198201061030
1332 Block: 292198201061035
1333 Block: 292198201061036
1334 Block: 292198201061037
1335 Block: 292198201061041
1336 Block: 292198201061045
1337 Block: 292198201061056
1338 Block: 292198201061057
1339 VTD: Smith Creek
1340 VTD: South Hickory Grove
1341 VTD: Truesdale
1342 VTD: Walnut Grove
1343 VTD: Warrenton Ward 1
1344 VTD: Warrenton Ward 2
1345 Block: 292198201061009
1346 Block: 292198201061011
1347 Block: 292198201061012
1348 Block: 292198201061013
1349 Block: 292198201061014
1350 Block: 292198201061015
1351 Block: 292198201061021
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 65
HCS HB 2909 64
1352 Block: 292198201061022
1353 Block: 292198201061023
1354 Block: 292198201061024
1355 Block: 292198201061031
1356 Block: 292198201061032
1357 Block: 292198201061033
1358 Block: 292198201061034
1359 Block: 292198201061046
1360 Block: 292198201061047
1361 Block: 292198201061048
1362 Block: 292198201061049
1363 Block: 292198201061050
1364 Block: 292198201061051
1365 Block: 292198201061052
1366 Block: 292198201061053
1367 Block: 292198201061054
1368 Block: 292198201061055
1369 VTD: Warrenton Ward 3
1370 Block: 292198201071012
1371 Block: 292198201071013
1372 Block: 292198201071015
1373 Block: 292198201071016
1374 Block: 292198201071017
1375 Block: 292198201071018
1376 Block: 292198201071019
1377 Block: 292198201071020
1378 Block: 292198201071022
1379 Block: 292198201071023
1380 Block: 292198201071024
1381 Block: 292198201071025
1382 Block: 292198201071026
1383 Block: 292198201071027
1384 Block: 292198201071028
1385 Block: 292198201071029
1386 Block: 292198201071030
1387 Block: 292198201071048
1388 Block: 292198201071049
817a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 66
HCS HB 2909 65
1389 Block: 292198201071050
1390 Block: 292198201071055
1391 VTD: Wright City Ward 1
1392 Block: 292198201091000
1393 Block: 292198201091002
1394 Block: 292198201091003
1395 Block: 292198201091004
1396 Block: 292198201091005
1397 Block: 292198201091006
1398 Block: 292198201091008
1399 Block: 292198201091009
1400 Block: 292198201091010
1401 Block: 292198201091011
1402 Block: 292198201091012
1403 Block: 292198201091013
1404 Block: 292198201091014
1405 Block: 292198201091015
1406 Block: 292198201091016
1407 Block: 292198201091017
1408 Block: 292198201091018
1409 Block: 292198201091019
1410 Block: 292198201091020
1411 Block: 292198201091021
1412 Block: 292198201091022
1413 Block: 292198201091023
1414 Block: 292198201091040
1415 Block: 292198201091041
1416 Block: 292198201091042
1417 Block: 292198201091045
1418 Block: 292198201091046
1419 Block: 292198201092001
1420 Block: 292198201092002
1421 Block: 292198201092003
1422 Block: 292198201092004
1423 Block: 292198201092041
1424 VTD: Wright City Ward 2
128.463. The third congressional district shall be composed of the following:
818a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 67
HCS HB 2909 66
2 County: Boone MO
3 VTD: 18
4 Block: 290190018033008
5 Block: 290190018033009
6 Block: 290190018033010
7 Block: 290190018033011
8 Block: 290190018033012
9 Block: 290190018033013
10 Block: 290190018033014
11 Block: 290190018033015
12 Block: 290190018033016
13 Block: 290190018033017
14 Block: 290190018033018
15 Block: 290190018033019
16 Block: 290190018033020
17 Block: 290190018033021
18 Block: 290190018033022
19 Block: 290190018033023
20 Block: 290190018033024
21 Block: 290190018033025
22 Block: 290190018033026
23 Block: 290190018033027
24 Block: 290190018033028
25 Block: 290190018033029
26 Block: 290190018033030
27 Block: 290190018033031
28 Block: 290190018033032
29 Block: 290190018033033
30 Block: 290190018033034
31 Block: 290190018033035
32 Block: 290190018033036
33 Block: 290190018033037
34 Block: 290190018033038
35 Block: 290190018033039
36 Block: 290190018033040
37 Block: 290190018033041
38 Block: 290190018033044
819a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 68
HCS HB 2909 67
39 Block: 290190018033045
40 Block: 290190018033046
41 Block: 290190018033047
42 Block: 290190018033048
43 Block: 290190018033049
44 Block: 290190018062008
45 Block: 290190018062009
46 Block: 290190018062010
47 Block: 290190018062011
48 Block: 290190018062013
49 Block: 290190018062014
50 Block: 290190018062046
51 Block: 290190018062047
52 VTD: 1B
53 VTD: 1E
54 VTD: 1I
55 VTD: 1M
56 Block: 290190005001000
57 Block: 290190005001001
58 Block: 290190005001002
59 Block: 290190005001003
60 Block: 290190005001004
61 Block: 290190005001005
62 Block: 290190005001006
63 Block: 290190005001007
64 Block: 290190005001008
65 Block: 290190005001009
66 Block: 290190005002000
67 Block: 290190005002001
68 Block: 290190005002002
69 Block: 290190005002003
70 Block: 290190005002004
71 Block: 290190005002005
72 Block: 290190005002006
73 Block: 290190005002007
74 Block: 290190005002008
75 Block: 290190005002009
820a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 69
HCS HB 2909 68
76 Block: 290190005002010
77 Block: 290190005002011
78 Block: 290190005002012
79 Block: 290190005002013
80 Block: 290190005002014
81 Block: 290190005002016
82 Block: 290190005002017
83 Block: 290190005002018
84 Block: 290190005002019
85 Block: 290190005002020
86 Block: 290190005002023
87 Block: 290190005002028
88 Block: 290190005003000
89 Block: 290190005003001
90 Block: 290190005003002
91 VTD: 21
92 Block: 290190018061001
93 Block: 290190018061002
94 Block: 290190018061003
95 Block: 290190018061004
96 Block: 290190018061007
97 Block: 290190018061008
98 Block: 290190018061009
99 Block: 290190018061010
100 Block: 290190018061011
101 Block: 290190018061012
102 Block: 290190018061016
103 Block: 290190018061017
104 Block: 290190018071011
105 Block: 290190018071012
106 Block: 290190018071013
107 Block: 290190018071014
108 Block: 290190018071015
109 Block: 290190018071016
110 Block: 290190018071022
111 Block: 290190018071023
112 Block: 290190018071024
821a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 70
HCS HB 2909 69
113 Block: 290190018071025
114 Block: 290190018071026
115 Block: 290190018071027
116 Block: 290190018071028
117 Block: 290190018072012
118 Block: 290190018072014
119 Block: 290190018072017
120 Block: 290190018072018
121 Block: 290190018072022
122 Block: 290190018072023
123 VTD: 25
124 Block: 290190016021018
125 Block: 290190016021019
126 Block: 290190016021020
127 Block: 290190016021021
128 Block: 290190016021022
129 Block: 290190016021023
130 Block: 290190016021024
131 Block: 290190016021025
132 Block: 290190016021026
133 Block: 290190016021027
134 Block: 290190016021028
135 Block: 290190016021029
136 Block: 290190016021030
137 Block: 290190016021031
138 Block: 290190016021032
139 Block: 290190016021033
140 Block: 290190016021036
141 Block: 290190016021037
142 Block: 290190016022000
143 Block: 290190016022023
144 Block: 290190016022024
145 Block: 290190016023031
146 Block: 290190016023032
147 Block: 290190016023033
148 Block: 290190016023035
149 Block: 290190016023036
822a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 71
HCS HB 2909 70
150 VTD: 26
151 VTD: 27
152 VTD: 28
153 VTD: 29
154 VTD: 2K
155 Block: 290190018072001
156 Block: 290190018072002
157 Block: 290190018072003
158 Block: 290190018072004
159 Block: 290190018072005
160 Block: 290190018072006
161 Block: 290190018072007
162 Block: 290190018072008
163 Block: 290190018072010
164 VTD: 30
165 VTD: 31
166 VTD: 32
167 VTD: 33
168 VTD: 34
169 VTD: 35
170 VTD: 36
171 VTD: 37
172 VTD: 38
173 Block: 290190018033000
174 Block: 290190018033001
175 Block: 290190018033002
176 Block: 290190018033003
177 Block: 290190018033004
178 Block: 290190018033005
179 Block: 290190018033006
180 Block: 290190018033007
181 Block: 290190018033042
182 Block: 290190018033043
183 Block: 290190018033050
184 Block: 290190018033051
185 Block: 290190018062000
186 Block: 290190018062001
823a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 72
HCS HB 2909 71
187 Block: 290190018062002
188 Block: 290190018062003
189 Block: 290190018062004
190 Block: 290190018062005
191 Block: 290190018062006
192 Block: 290190018062007
193 Block: 290190018062012
194 Block: 290190018062015
195 Block: 290190018062016
196 Block: 290190018062017
197 Block: 290190018062018
198 Block: 290190018062019
199 Block: 290190018062020
200 Block: 290190018062021
201 Block: 290190018062022
202 Block: 290190018062023
203 Block: 290190018062024
204 Block: 290190018062025
205 Block: 290190018062026
206 Block: 290190018062027
207 Block: 290190018062028
208 Block: 290190018062029
209 Block: 290190018062030
210 Block: 290190018062031
211 Block: 290190018062033
212 Block: 290190018062035
213 Block: 290190018062036
214 Block: 290190018062037
215 Block: 290190018062038
216 Block: 290190018062054
217 VTD: 3E
218 VTD: 3M
219 VTD: 41
220 Block: 290190010031006
221 Block: 290190010031008
222 Block: 290190010031009
223 Block: 290190010031014
824a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 73
HCS HB 2909 72
224 Block: 290190010031016
225 Block: 290190010031018
226 Block: 290190010031023
227 Block: 290190010031036
228 Block: 290190010031037
229 Block: 290190010031038
230 Block: 290190010031039
231 Block: 290190010031040
232 Block: 290190010031041
233 Block: 290190010031042
234 Block: 290190010031043
235 Block: 290190010031044
236 Block: 290190010031046
237 Block: 290190010031052
238 VTD: 42
239 VTD: 43
240 VTD: 44
241 VTD: 4A
242 VTD: 4B
243 VTD: 4C
244 VTD: 4D
245 VTD: 4E
246 VTD: 4F
247 VTD: 4G
248 VTD: 4H
249 VTD: 4I
250 VTD: 4J
251 VTD: 4K
252 VTD: 4L
253 VTD: 4M
254 VTD: 5A
255 VTD: 5B
256 VTD: 5C
257 VTD: 5D
258 VTD: 5E
259 VTD: 5F
260 VTD: 5G
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HCS HB 2909 73
261 VTD: 5H
262 VTD: 5I
263 VTD: 5J
264 VTD: 5K
265 VTD: 5L
266 VTD: 5M
267 VTD: 5N
268 VTD: 5P
269 VTD: 6A
270 VTD: 6B
271 VTD: 6C
272 VTD: 6D
273 VTD: 6E
274 VTD: 6F
275 VTD: 6G
276 VTD: 6H
277 VTD: 6I
278 VTD: 6J
279 VTD: 6K
280 VTD: 6L
281 VTD: 6M
282 County: Callaway MO
283 County: Camden MO
284 VTD: Horseshoe Bend
285 VTD: Osage Beach 1
286 VTD: Osage Beach 2
287 VTD: Osage Beach 3
288 Block: 290299502011034
289 Block: 290299502011056
290 Block: 290299502011057
291 Block: 290299502011058
292 Block: 290299502011059
293 Block: 290299502011061
294 Block: 290299502011062
295 Block: 290299502011064
296 Block: 290299502011065
297 Block: 290299502012000
826a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 75
HCS HB 2909 74
298 Block: 290299502012003
299 Block: 290299502012005
300 Block: 290299502012012
301 Block: 290299502012013
302 Block: 290299502012014
303 Block: 290299502012015
304 Block: 290299502012016
305 Block: 290299502012018
306 Block: 290299502012019
307 Block: 290299502012020
308 Block: 290299502012021
309 Block: 290299502012024
310 Block: 290299502012025
311 Block: 290299502012026
312 Block: 290299502012048
313 Block: 290299502013019
314 Block: 290299502023033
315 VTD: Sunrise Beach 1
316 VTD: Sunrise Beach 3
317 Block: 290299511011055
318 Block: 290299511021005
319 Block: 290299511021017
320 Block: 290299511021018
321 Block: 290299511021019
322 Block: 290299511021020
323 Block: 290299511022000
324 Block: 290299511022001
325 Block: 290299512021002
326 Block: 290299512021003
327 Block: 290299512021004
328 Block: 290299512021005
329 Block: 290299512021044
330 Block: 290299512021045
331 Block: 290299512021046
332 Block: 290299512021065
333 Block: 290299512021066
334 Block: 290299512021072
827a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 76
HCS HB 2909 75
335 Block: 290299512021096
336 County: Cole MO
337 County: Cooper MO
338 County: Crawford MO
339 County: Gasconade MO
340 County: Jefferson MO
341 VTD: Brennan
342 Block: 290997002111020
343 Block: 290997002111021
344 Block: 290997003032017
345 Block: 290997003051001
346 Block: 290997003051003
347 Block: 290997003052001
348 Block: 290997003052002
349 Block: 290997003052003
350 Block: 290997003052004
351 Block: 290997003052005
352 Block: 290997003052025
353 VTD: Byrnes Mill W-1
354 VTD: Byrnes Mill W-2
355 VTD: Byrnes Mill W-3
356 VTD: Byrnesville
357 VTD: Cedar Hill
358 VTD: Cedar Hill Lakes
359 VTD: De Soto W-1
360 VTD: De Soto W-2
361 VTD: De Soto W-3
362 VTD: De Soto W-4
363 VTD: Dulin Creek
364 VTD: Goldman
365 VTD: Grubville
366 VTD: Grubville 2
367 VTD: High Ridge
368 VTD: Hillsboro W-1
369 VTD: Hillsboro W-2
370 VTD: Hillsboro W-3
371 VTD: Hillsboro W-4
828a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 77
HCS HB 2909 76
372 VTD: Hoene Springs
373 VTD: House Springs
374 VTD: Lake Tekawitha
375 VTD: Lake Tishomingo
376 VTD: Meramec Valley
377 VTD: North Jefferson
378 Block: 290997002062004
379 Block: 290997002062005
380 Block: 290997002072000
381 Block: 290997002072001
382 Block: 290997002072002
383 Block: 290997002072003
384 Block: 290997002072004
385 Block: 290997002072005
386 Block: 290997002072006
387 Block: 290997002072007
388 Block: 290997002072008
389 Block: 290997002072009
390 Block: 290997002072010
391 Block: 290997002072011
392 Block: 290997002072012
393 Block: 290997002072013
394 Block: 290997002072014
395 Block: 290997002072017
396 Block: 290997002072018
397 Block: 290997002072019
398 Block: 290997002072020
399 Block: 290997002072021
400 Block: 290997002072022
401 Block: 290997002072023
402 Block: 290997002072024
403 Block: 290997002072025
404 Block: 290997002111019
405 Block: 290997002113004
406 Block: 290997002113005
407 Block: 290997002113006
408 Block: 290997002113007
829a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 78
HCS HB 2909 77
409 Block: 290997002113008
410 Block: 290997002113009
411 Block: 290997002113012
412 Block: 290997002113013
413 Block: 290997002113014
414 Block: 290997002113015
415 Block: 290997002113016
416 Block: 290997002113017
417 Block: 290997002113019
418 Block: 290997003022000
419 Block: 290997003022001
420 Block: 290997003022002
421 Block: 290997003022015
422 Block: 290997003023002
423 Block: 290997003063001
424 Block: 290997003063003
425 Block: 290997003063004
426 Block: 290997003063005
427 VTD: Northwest
428 VTD: Parkdale
429 VTD: Peaceful Village
430 VTD: Raintree
431 VTD: Rockwood
432 VTD: Scotsdale
433 VTD: Valle
434 Block: 290997010023040
435 Block: 290997010023041
436 Block: 290997012006047
437 Block: 290997012006053
438 Block: 290997012006056
439 Block: 290997012006061
440 Block: 290997012006062
441 Block: 290997013001001
442 Block: 290997013001002
443 Block: 290997013001003
444 Block: 290997013001004
445 Block: 290997013001055
830a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 79
HCS HB 2909 78
446 Block: 290997013001062
447 Block: 290997013001063
448 Block: 290997013001064
449 Block: 290997013001065
450 Block: 290997013001066
451 Block: 290997013001067
452 Block: 290997013001070
453 Block: 290997013001075
454 Block: 290997013001077
455 Block: 290997013003003
456 Block: 290997013003013
457 Block: 290997013003014
458 Block: 290997013003015
459 Block: 290997013003017
460 Block: 290997013003018
461 Block: 290997013003019
462 Block: 290997013003021
463 Block: 290997013003022
464 Block: 290997014012008
465 Block: 290997014012009
466 Block: 290997014012017
467 Block: 290997014012021
468 Block: 290997014012022
469 Block: 290997014012023
470 Block: 290997014012064
471 Block: 290997014012065
472 Block: 290997014012066
473 Block: 290997014012067
474 VTD: Victoria
475 Block: 290997010011036
476 Block: 290997010013008
477 Block: 290997010013032
478 Block: 290997010013033
479 Block: 290997010021020
480 Block: 290997010021022
481 Block: 290997010021023
482 Block: 290997010021024
831a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 80
HCS HB 2909 79
483 Block: 290997010022000
484 Block: 290997010022001
485 Block: 290997010022002
486 Block: 290997010022003
487 Block: 290997010022004
488 Block: 290997010022005
489 Block: 290997010022006
490 Block: 290997010022007
491 Block: 290997010022010
492 Block: 290997010022011
493 Block: 290997010022012
494 Block: 290997010022017
495 Block: 290997010022018
496 Block: 290997010022020
497 Block: 290997010022021
498 Block: 290997010022022
499 Block: 290997010022024
500 Block: 290997010022025
501 Block: 290997010022026
502 Block: 290997010022027
503 Block: 290997010022029
504 Block: 290997010022030
505 Block: 290997010023007
506 Block: 290997010023008
507 Block: 290997010023009
508 Block: 290997010023010
509 Block: 290997010023011
510 Block: 290997010023014
511 Block: 290997010023015
512 Block: 290997010023016
513 Block: 290997010023017
514 Block: 290997010023018
515 Block: 290997010023022
516 Block: 290997010023023
517 Block: 290997010023024
518 Block: 290997010023025
519 Block: 290997010023026
832a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 81
HCS HB 2909 80
520 Block: 290997010023027
521 Block: 290997010023028
522 Block: 290997010023032
523 Block: 290997010023033
524 Block: 290997010023034
525 Block: 290997010023036
526 Block: 290997010023037
527 Block: 290997012001000
528 Block: 290997012001028
529 Block: 290997012001029
530 Block: 290997012001030
531 VTD: Vineland
532 VTD: Ware
533 County: Maries MO
534 County: Miller MO
535 County: Moniteau MO
536 County: Montgomery MO
537 County: Osage MO
538 County: St. Charles MO
539 VTD: Adams
540 VTD: All Saints
541 Block: 291833117352019
542 Block: 291833117391011
543 Block: 291833117391012
544 VTD: Arlington
545 VTD: Aspen
546 VTD: Briarhill
547 VTD: Bryan
548 VTD: Canary
549 VTD: Cave Springs
550 VTD: Cedar
551 VTD: Cheshire
552 VTD: Civic
553 VTD: Claybrook
554 VTD: Coachman
555 VTD: Community
556 Block: 291833120031006
833a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 82
HCS HB 2909 81
557 Block: 291833120031007
558 Block: 291833120031008
559 Block: 291833120031009
560 Block: 291833120031010
561 Block: 291833120031011
562 Block: 291833120031012
563 Block: 291833120031013
564 Block: 291833120031014
565 Block: 291833120031016
566 Block: 291833120031017
567 Block: 291833120031018
568 Block: 291833120031024
569 Block: 291833120031025
570 Block: 291833120031026
571 Block: 291833120031027
572 Block: 291833120031028
573 Block: 291833120031029
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576 Block: 291833120031033
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578 Block: 291833120031035
579 Block: 291833120031036
580 Block: 291833120031037
581 Block: 291833120031038
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585 Block: 291833120031042
586 Block: 291833120032072
587 Block: 291833120032073
588 Block: 291833121921001
589 Block: 291833121921002
590 Block: 291833121921005
591 Block: 291833121921006
592 Block: 291833121921007
593 Block: 291833121921008
834a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 83
HCS HB 2909 82
594 Block: 291833121921017
595 Block: 291833121921018
596 Block: 291833121921032
597 Block: 291833121941000
598 Block: 291833121941001
599 Block: 291833121941002
600 Block: 291833121941003
601 Block: 291833121941004
602 Block: 291833121941005
603 Block: 291833121941006
604 Block: 291833121941007
605 Block: 291833121941008
606 Block: 291833121941009
607 Block: 291833121941010
608 Block: 291833121941011
609 Block: 291833121941012
610 Block: 291833121941013
611 Block: 291833121941014
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614 Block: 291833121941019
615 Block: 291833121941020
616 Block: 291833121941021
617 Block: 291833121941022
618 Block: 291833121941023
619 Block: 291833121942018
620 Block: 291833121942019
621 Block: 291833121942020
622 Block: 291833121942022
623 Block: 291833121942023
624 Block: 291833121951006
625 Block: 291833121951007
626 Block: 291833121951008
627 Block: 291833121951009
628 Block: 291833121951010
629 Block: 291833121951011
630 Block: 291833121951012
835a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 84
HCS HB 2909 83
631 Block: 291833121951013
632 Block: 291833121951014
633 Block: 291833121951015
634 Block: 291833121951016
635 Block: 291833121951017
636 Block: 291833121951018
637 Block: 291833121951019
638 Block: 291833121951020
639 Block: 291833121951021
640 Block: 291833121951022
641 Block: 291833121951023
642 Block: 291833121951024
643 Block: 291833121951025
644 Block: 291833121951026
645 Block: 291833121951027
646 Block: 291833121951028
647 Block: 291833121951029
648 Block: 291833121951030
649 Block: 291833121951031
650 Block: 291833121951032
651 Block: 291833121951033
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653 Block: 291833121951035
654 Block: 291833121951036
655 Block: 291833121951037
656 Block: 291833121951038
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658 Block: 291833121951040
659 Block: 291833121951041
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661 Block: 291833121951043
662 Block: 291833121951044
663 Block: 291833121951045
664 Block: 291833121951046
665 Block: 291833121951047
666 Block: 291833121951048
667 Block: 291833121951049
836a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 85
HCS HB 2909 84
668 Block: 291833121951050
669 Block: 291833121951051
670 Block: 291833121951052
671 Block: 291833121951053
672 Block: 291833121951054
673 Block: 291833121951055
674 Block: 291833121951056
675 Block: 291833121951057
676 Block: 291833121951058
677 Block: 291833121951059
678 Block: 291833121951060
679 Block: 291833121951061
680 Block: 291833121951062
681 Block: 291833121951063
682 Block: 291833121951064
683 Block: 291833121951065
684 Block: 291833121951066
685 Block: 291833121951067
686 Block: 291833121951068
687 Block: 291833121951069
688 Block: 291833121951070
689 Block: 291833121952000
690 Block: 291833121952001
691 Block: 291833121952002
692 Block: 291833121952003
693 Block: 291833121952004
694 Block: 291833121952005
695 Block: 291833121952006
696 Block: 291833121952010
697 Block: 291833121952011
698 Block: 291833121952012
699 Block: 291833121952013
700 Block: 291833121952014
701 Block: 291833121952015
702 Block: 291833121952016
703 Block: 291833121952017
704 Block: 291833121952018
837a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 86
HCS HB 2909 85
705 Block: 291833121952019
706 Block: 291833121952020
707 Block: 291833121952021
708 Block: 291833121952022
709 Block: 291833121952023
710 Block: 291833121952024
711 Block: 291833121952025
712 Block: 291833121952026
713 Block: 291833121952027
714 Block: 291833121952028
715 Block: 291833121952029
716 Block: 291833121952030
717 Block: 291833121952031
718 Block: 291833121952032
719 Block: 291833121952033
720 Block: 291833121952034
721 Block: 291833121952035
722 Block: 291833121952036
723 Block: 291833121952037
724 Block: 291833121952038
725 Block: 291833121952039
726 Block: 291833121952040
727 Block: 291833121952041
728 Block: 291833121952042
729 Block: 291833121952043
730 Block: 291833121952044
731 Block: 291833121952045
732 Block: 291833121952046
733 Block: 291833121952047
734 Block: 291833121952048
735 Block: 291833121952049
736 Block: 291833121952050
737 Block: 291833121952051
738 Block: 291833121952052
739 Block: 291833121952053
740 Block: 291833121952054
741 Block: 291833121952055
838a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 87
HCS HB 2909 86
742 Block: 291833121952056
743 Block: 291833121952057
744 Block: 291833121952058
745 VTD: Cottleville
746 VTD: Country Hill
747 VTD: Coverdell
748 VTD: Covilli
749 VTD: Discovery
750 Block: 291833117351000
751 Block: 291833117351001
752 Block: 291833117351002
753 Block: 291833117351003
754 Block: 291833117351004
755 Block: 291833117351005
756 Block: 291833117351006
757 Block: 291833117351007
758 Block: 291833117351008
759 Block: 291833117351009
760 Block: 291833117351010
761 Block: 291833117351011
762 Block: 291833117351012
763 Block: 291833117351013
764 Block: 291833117351014
765 Block: 291833117351015
766 Block: 291833117351016
767 Block: 291833117352000
768 Block: 291833117352017
769 Block: 291833117352020
770 Block: 291833117352021
771 Block: 291833117352023
772 VTD: Edgewood
773 VTD: Elks
774 VTD: Evergreen
775 VTD: Fairmount
776 VTD: Fairview
777 VTD: Fairways
778 VTD: Flint Hill
839a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 88
HCS HB 2909 87
779 VTD: Foristell
780 Block: 291833120031000
781 Block: 291833120031001
782 Block: 291833120031002
783 Block: 291833120031003
784 Block: 291833120031004
785 Block: 291833120031015
786 Block: 291833120031019
787 Block: 291833120031020
788 Block: 291833120031021
789 Block: 291833120031022
790 Block: 291833120031023
791 Block: 291833120031030
792 Block: 291833120032000
793 Block: 291833120032001
794 Block: 291833120032002
795 Block: 291833120032003
796 Block: 291833120032004
797 Block: 291833120032005
798 Block: 291833120032006
799 Block: 291833120032007
800 Block: 291833120032008
801 Block: 291833120032009
802 Block: 291833120032010
803 Block: 291833120032011
804 Block: 291833120032012
805 Block: 291833120032013
806 Block: 291833120032015
807 Block: 291833120032016
808 Block: 291833120032017
809 Block: 291833120032018
810 Block: 291833120032019
811 Block: 291833120032020
812 Block: 291833120032021
813 Block: 291833120032022
814 Block: 291833120032023
815 Block: 291833120032024
840a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 89
HCS HB 2909 88
816 Block: 291833120032025
817 Block: 291833120032026
818 Block: 291833120032027
819 Block: 291833120032028
820 Block: 291833120032029
821 Block: 291833120032030
822 Block: 291833120032031
823 Block: 291833120032032
824 Block: 291833120032033
825 Block: 291833120032034
826 Block: 291833120032035
827 Block: 291833120032036
828 Block: 291833120032037
829 Block: 291833120032038
830 Block: 291833120032039
831 Block: 291833120032040
832 Block: 291833120032041
833 Block: 291833120032042
834 Block: 291833120032043
835 Block: 291833120032044
836 Block: 291833120032045
837 Block: 291833120032046
838 Block: 291833120032047
839 Block: 291833120032048
840 Block: 291833120032049
841 Block: 291833120032050
842 Block: 291833120032051
843 Block: 291833120032052
844 Block: 291833120032053
845 Block: 291833120032057
846 Block: 291833120032066
847 Block: 291833120032067
848 Block: 291833120032068
849 Block: 291833120032092
850 VTD: Fox
851 VTD: Glengate
852 Block: 291833117382025
841a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 90
HCS HB 2909 89
853 VTD: Government
854 VTD: Graybridge
855 VTD: Green Forest
856 VTD: Hanover
857 VTD: Harmony
858 VTD: Harvester
859 VTD: Heritage
860 VTD: Hi Point
861 VTD: Highgrove
862 VTD: Hillcrest
863 Block: 291833117323000
864 Block: 291833117323005
865 Block: 291833117324000
866 Block: 291833117324001
867 Block: 291833117324002
868 Block: 291833117324003
869 Block: 291833117324004
870 Block: 291833117324005
871 Block: 291833117324006
872 Block: 291833117324007
873 Block: 291833117324008
874 Block: 291833117324009
875 Block: 291833117324010
876 Block: 291833117324011
877 Block: 291833117324012
878 Block: 291833117324013
879 Block: 291833117324016
880 Block: 291833117324021
881 Block: 291833117324022
882 Block: 291833117324023
883 Block: 291833117324024
884 Block: 291833117324025
885 Block: 291833117324026
886 Block: 291833117324027
887 Block: 291833117324028
888 Block: 291833117324029
889 Block: 291833117324030
842a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 91
HCS HB 2909 90
890 Block: 291833117324031
891 Block: 291833117324032
892 Block: 291833117352001
893 Block: 291833117352003
894 Block: 291833117352004
895 Block: 291833117352005
896 Block: 291833117352006
897 Block: 291833117352007
898 Block: 291833117352008
899 Block: 291833117352009
900 Block: 291833117352010
901 Block: 291833117352011
902 Block: 291833117352012
903 Block: 291833117352013
904 Block: 291833117352014
905 Block: 291833117352015
906 Block: 291833117352022
907 Block: 291833117352024
908 Block: 291833117354005
909 VTD: Josephville
910 VTD: Kampville
911 VTD: Katy Trail
912 VTD: Lakes
913 VTD: Laura Hill
914 VTD: Lincoln
915 VTD: Mamelle
916 VTD: Marina
917 VTD: McClay
918 VTD: McNair
919 VTD: Meadow Valley
920 VTD: Mid Rivers
921 VTD: Montbrook
922 VTD: Montclair
923 VTD: Morningside
924 VTD: Mount Hope
925 VTD: Normandy
926 VTD: Oak Creek
843a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 92
HCS HB 2909 91
927 VTD: Oaks
928 VTD: Orchard Farm
929 VTD: Parkwood
930 VTD: Peine
931 VTD: Pitman
932 VTD: Rabbit Run
933 VTD: Regatta Bay
934 Block: 291833119031001
935 Block: 291833119031003
936 Block: 291833119031021
937 Block: 291833119031022
938 Block: 291833119091006
939 Block: 291833119091008
940 Block: 291833119091009
941 Block: 291833119091010
942 Block: 291833119091011
943 Block: 291833119091012
944 Block: 291833119091013
945 Block: 291833119091014
946 Block: 291833119091015
947 Block: 291833119091016
948 Block: 291833119091017
949 Block: 291833119091018
950 Block: 291833119091019
951 Block: 291833119091020
952 Block: 291833119091021
953 Block: 291833119091022
954 Block: 291833119091023
955 Block: 291833119091024
956 Block: 291833119092001
957 Block: 291833119092003
958 Block: 291833119092004
959 Block: 291833119092005
960 Block: 291833119092006
961 Block: 291833119092007
962 Block: 291833119092008
963 Block: 291833119092009
844a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 93
HCS HB 2909 92
964 Block: 291833119092010
965 Block: 291833119092011
966 Block: 291833119092012
967 Block: 291833119092013
968 Block: 291833119092016
969 Block: 291833119092017
970 Block: 291833119092018
971 Block: 291833119092019
972 Block: 291833119092020
973 Block: 291833119092021
974 Block: 291833119092022
975 Block: 291833119092023
976 Block: 291833119092024
977 Block: 291833119092025
978 Block: 291833119092026
979 Block: 291833119092027
980 Block: 291833119092028
981 Block: 291833119092029
982 Block: 291833119092030
983 Block: 291833119092031
984 Block: 291833119092032
985 Block: 291833119092033
986 VTD: River Bend
987 VTD: Rivers
988 VTD: Salt Lick
989 VTD: Shadow Creek
990 VTD: Shirewood
991 VTD: Shoshone
992 VTD: Sibley
993 VTD: Spencer
994 VTD: St. Andrews
995 VTD: St. Cletus
996 VTD: St. Jude
997 VTD: St. Marys
998 VTD: St. Paul
999 VTD: Sun Lake
1000 VTD: Sunny Hill
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 94
HCS HB 2909 93
1001 VTD: Sycamore
1002 VTD: Tanglewood
1003 VTD: Timberwood
1004 VTD: Treetop
1005 VTD: Truman
1006 VTD: Washington
1007 VTD: Wheatfield
1008 VTD: Whitmoor
1009 VTD: Wilshire
1010 VTD: Windcastle
1011 VTD: Winds
1012 VTD: Wolfrum
1013 VTD: Woodcliff
1014 VTD: Woodglen
1015 VTD: Woodstream
1016 County: Warren MO
1017 VTD: Elkhorn North
1018 VTD: North Hickory Grove
1019 Block: 292198201081000
1020 Block: 292198201081001
1021 Block: 292198201081002
1022 Block: 292198201081003
1023 Block: 292198201081004
1024 Block: 292198201081005
1025 Block: 292198201081007
1026 Block: 292198201081008
1027 Block: 292198201081009
1028 Block: 292198201081010
1029 Block: 292198201081011
1030 Block: 292198201081012
1031 Block: 292198201081013
1032 Block: 292198201081014
1033 Block: 292198201081015
1034 Block: 292198201081016
1035 Block: 292198201081017
1036 Block: 292198201081018
1037 Block: 292198201082000
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 95
HCS HB 2909 94
1038 Block: 292198201082001
1039 Block: 292198201082002
1040 Block: 292198201082003
1041 Block: 292198201082004
1042 Block: 292198201082005
1043 Block: 292198201082006
1044 Block: 292198201082007
1045 Block: 292198201082008
1046 Block: 292198201082009
1047 Block: 292198201082010
1048 Block: 292198201082011
1049 Block: 292198201082012
1050 Block: 292198201082013
1051 Block: 292198201082014
1052 Block: 292198201082015
1053 Block: 292198201082016
1054 Block: 292198201082017
1055 Block: 292198201082018
1056 Block: 292198201082019
1057 Block: 292198201082020
1058 Block: 292198201082021
1059 Block: 292198201082022
1060 Block: 292198201082024
1061 Block: 292198201082025
1062 Block: 292198201082026
1063 Block: 292198201082027
1064 Block: 292198201082028
1065 Block: 292198201082032
1066 Block: 292198201082036
1067 Block: 292198201082037
1068 Block: 292198201082038
1069 Block: 292198201082039
1070 Block: 292198201082040
1071 Block: 292198201082041
1072 Block: 292198201082042
1073 Block: 292198201082043
1074 Block: 292198201082044
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 96
HCS HB 2909 95
1075 Block: 292198201082045
1076 Block: 292198201082046
1077 Block: 292198201082047
1078 Block: 292198201082048
1079 Block: 292198201082049
1080 Block: 292198201082050
1081 Block: 292198201082051
1082 Block: 292198201082054
1083 Block: 292198201082058
1084 Block: 292198201084000
1085 Block: 292198201084001
1086 Block: 292198201084002
1087 Block: 292198201084003
1088 Block: 292198201084004
1089 Block: 292198201084005
1090 Block: 292198201084006
1091 Block: 292198201084007
1092 Block: 292198201084008
1093 Block: 292198201084009
1094 Block: 292198201084010
1095 Block: 292198201084011
1096 Block: 292198201084012
1097 Block: 292198201084013
1098 Block: 292198201084014
1099 Block: 292198201084015
1100 Block: 292198201084016
1101 Block: 292198201084017
1102 Block: 292198201084018
1103 Block: 292198201084019
1104 Block: 292198201084020
1105 Block: 292198201084021
1106 Block: 292198201084022
1107 Block: 292198201084023
1108 Block: 292198201084024
1109 Block: 292198201084025
1110 Block: 292198201084026
1111 Block: 292198201084027
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 97
HCS HB 2909 96
1112 Block: 292198201084028
1113 Block: 292198201084029
1114 Block: 292198201084030
1115 Block: 292198201084032
1116 Block: 292198201084033
1117 Block: 292198201092000
1118 Block: 292198201092008
1119 Block: 292198201092009
1120 Block: 292198201092010
1121 VTD: Pendleton
1122 Block: 292198201041088
1123 Block: 292198201041089
1124 Block: 292198201041093
1125 Block: 292198201041094
1126 Block: 292198201041095
1127 Block: 292198201041096
1128 Block: 292198201041097
1129 Block: 292198201041098
1130 Block: 292198201041100
1131 Block: 292198201041104
1132 Block: 292198201041106
1133 Block: 292198201041107
1134 Block: 292198201041108
1135 Block: 292198201041109
1136 Block: 292198201041110
1137 Block: 292198201041111
1138 Block: 292198201041112
1139 Block: 292198201041113
1140 Block: 292198201041114
1141 Block: 292198201041115
1142 Block: 292198201041116
1143 Block: 292198201041117
1144 Block: 292198201041120
1145 Block: 292198201041121
1146 Block: 292198201041122
1147 Block: 292198201041123
1148 Block: 292198201041124
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 98
HCS HB 2909 97
1149 Block: 292198201041127
1150 VTD: Warrenton Ward 2
1151 Block: 292198201041118
1152 Block: 292198201041119
1153 Block: 292198201043052
1154 Block: 292198201043057
1155 Block: 292198201043058
1156 Block: 292198201043064
1157 Block: 292198201043065
1158 Block: 292198201043066
1159 Block: 292198201043067
1160 Block: 292198201043068
1161 Block: 292198201043069
1162 Block: 292198201043070
1163 Block: 292198201043071
1164 Block: 292198201051021
1165 Block: 292198201051022
1166 Block: 292198201051023
1167 Block: 292198201051025
1168 Block: 292198201061000
1169 VTD: Warrenton Ward 3
1170 Block: 292198201051008
1171 Block: 292198201051011
1172 Block: 292198201051012
1173 Block: 292198201051013
1174 Block: 292198201051014
1175 Block: 292198201051015
1176 Block: 292198201051016
1177 Block: 292198201051017
1178 Block: 292198201051018
1179 Block: 292198201051019
1180 Block: 292198201051020
1181 Block: 292198201051024
1182 Block: 292198201052009
1183 Block: 292198201052010
1184 Block: 292198201052012
1185 Block: 292198201052013
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 99
HCS HB 2909 98
1186 Block: 292198201052014
1187 Block: 292198201052015
1188 Block: 292198201052016
1189 Block: 292198201052017
1190 Block: 292198201052019
1191 Block: 292198201052020
1192 Block: 292198201052021
1193 Block: 292198201052022
1194 Block: 292198201052032
1195 Block: 292198201052033
1196 Block: 292198201052034
1197 Block: 292198201071014
1198 Block: 292198201071056
1199 VTD: Weeks
1200 VTD: Wright City Ward 1
1201 Block: 292198201081019
1202 Block: 292198201081020
1203 Block: 292198201082023
1204 Block: 292198201082029
1205 Block: 292198201082030
1206 Block: 292198201082031
1207 Block: 292198201082033
1208 Block: 292198201082034
1209 Block: 292198201082035
1210 Block: 292198201082052
1211 Block: 292198201082053
1212 Block: 292198201082055
1213 Block: 292198201082056
1214 Block: 292198201082057
1215 Block: 292198201083000
1216 Block: 292198201083001
1217 Block: 292198201083002
1218 Block: 292198201083003
1219 Block: 292198201083004
1220 Block: 292198201083005
1221 Block: 292198201084031
1222 Block: 292198201091001
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 100
HCS HB 2909 99
1223 Block: 292198201092043
1224 County: Washington MO
128.464. The fourth congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Barton MO
3 County: Bates MO
4 County: Benton MO
5 County: Boone MO
6 VTD: 07
7 VTD: 08
8 VTD: 09
9 VTD: 10
10 VTD: 11
11 VTD: 12
12 VTD: 15
13 VTD: 16
14 VTD: 17
15 VTD: 18
16 Block: 290190018032015
17 Block: 290190018032016
18 Block: 290190018032018
19 Block: 290190018032033
20 Block: 290190018032034
21 Block: 290190018032035
22 Block: 290190018032036
23 Block: 290190018032040
24 Block: 290190018032041
25 Block: 290190018032042
26 Block: 290190018032043
27 Block: 290190018032044
28 VTD: 19
29 VTD: 1A
30 VTD: 1C
31 VTD: 1D
32 VTD: 1F
33 VTD: 1G
34 VTD: 1J
35 VTD: 1K
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 101
HCS HB 2909 100
36 VTD: 1L
37 VTD: 1M
38 Block: 290190021003001
39 Block: 290190021003019
40 Block: 290190021003020
41 Block: 290190021003021
42 Block: 290190021003031
43 Block: 290190021003032
44 Block: 290190021003033
45 Block: 290190021003039
46 Block: 290190021003040
47 VTD: 20
48 VTD: 21
49 Block: 290190013003003
50 Block: 290190013003004
51 Block: 290190013003006
52 Block: 290190013003008
53 Block: 290190013003009
54 Block: 290190013003023
55 Block: 290190018072000
56 VTD: 22
57 VTD: 23
58 VTD: 24
59 VTD: 25
60 Block: 290190016023003
61 VTD: 2A
62 VTD: 2B
63 VTD: 2C
64 VTD: 2D
65 VTD: 2F
66 VTD: 2G
67 VTD: 2H
68 VTD: 2I
69 VTD: 2J
70 VTD: 2K
71 Block: 290190013003002
72 Block: 290190013003005
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 102
HCS HB 2909 101
73 Block: 290190013003007
74 Block: 290190013003010
75 Block: 290190013003024
76 Block: 290190013003025
77 Block: 290190013003026
78 Block: 290190013003027
79 VTD: 2L
80 VTD: 38
81 Block: 290190018032038
82 Block: 290190018032039
83 VTD: 39
84 VTD: 3A
85 VTD: 3B
86 VTD: 3C
87 VTD: 3D
88 VTD: 3F
89 VTD: 3G
90 VTD: 3H
91 VTD: 3I
92 VTD: 3J
93 VTD: 3L
94 VTD: 3N
95 VTD: 40
96 VTD: 41
97 Block: 290190015062025
98 Block: 290190015062052
99 Block: 290190015062056
100 Block: 290190015062059
101 Block: 290190015062061
102 Block: 290190016031013
103 Block: 290190016031018
104 Block: 290190016031023
105 Block: 290190016031027
106 Block: 290190016031028
107 Block: 290190016031030
108 Block: 290190016031038
109 Block: 290190016031039
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 103
HCS HB 2909 102
110 Block: 290190016031040
111 Block: 290190016041000
112 Block: 290190016041001
113 Block: 290190016041002
114 Block: 290190016041003
115 Block: 290190016041004
116 Block: 290190016041006
117 Block: 290190016041007
118 Block: 290190016041008
119 Block: 290190016041009
120 Block: 290190016041016
121 Block: 290190016041019
122 Block: 290190016042000
123 Block: 290190016042018
124 VTD: 45
125 County: Camden MO
126 VTD: Barnumton
127 VTD: Camdenton 1
128 VTD: Camdenton 2
129 VTD: Camdenton 3
130 VTD: Climax Springs
131 VTD: Decaturville
132 VTD: Freedom
133 VTD: Greenview
134 VTD: Ha Ha Tonka
135 VTD: Hillhouse
136 VTD: Linn Creek
137 VTD: Macks Creek
138 VTD: Montreal
139 VTD: Osage Beach 3
140 Block: 290299502011032
141 Block: 290299502011033
142 Block: 290299502011060
143 Block: 290299502011063
144 Block: 290299502011066
145 Block: 290299502011067
146 Block: 290299502011068
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 104
HCS HB 2909 103
147 Block: 290299502011069
148 Block: 290299502011072
149 Block: 290299502011073
150 Block: 290299502011076
151 Block: 290299502012006
152 Block: 290299502012007
153 Block: 290299502012008
154 Block: 290299502012009
155 Block: 290299502012010
156 Block: 290299502012011
157 Block: 290299502012027
158 Block: 290299502012028
159 Block: 290299502012029
160 Block: 290299502012030
161 Block: 290299502012031
162 Block: 290299502012032
163 Block: 290299502012033
164 Block: 290299502012034
165 Block: 290299502012035
166 Block: 290299502012036
167 Block: 290299502012037
168 Block: 290299502012038
169 Block: 290299502012039
170 Block: 290299502012040
171 Block: 290299502012041
172 Block: 290299502012042
173 Block: 290299502012043
174 Block: 290299502012044
175 Block: 290299502012045
176 Block: 290299502012046
177 Block: 290299502012047
178 Block: 290299502012049
179 Block: 290299502013028
180 Block: 290299502013029
181 Block: 290299502013030
182 Block: 290299502013031
183 Block: 290299502013032
856a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 105
HCS HB 2909 104
184 Block: 290299502013033
185 Block: 290299502013034
186 Block: 290299502013035
187 Block: 290299502013036
188 Block: 290299502013037
189 Block: 290299502013038
190 Block: 290299502013039
191 Block: 290299502013040
192 Block: 290299502013041
193 Block: 290299502013042
194 Block: 290299502013044
195 Block: 290299502023000
196 Block: 290299502023001
197 Block: 290299502023005
198 Block: 290299502023006
199 Block: 290299502023007
200 Block: 290299502023008
201 Block: 290299502023009
202 Block: 290299502023010
203 Block: 290299502023011
204 Block: 290299502023013
205 Block: 290299502023014
206 Block: 290299502023015
207 Block: 290299502023016
208 Block: 290299502023017
209 Block: 290299502023018
210 Block: 290299502023019
211 Block: 290299502023020
212 Block: 290299502023034
213 Block: 290299506002000
214 Block: 290299506002001
215 Block: 290299506002002
216 Block: 290299506002003
217 Block: 290299506002004
218 Block: 290299506002005
219 Block: 290299506002006
220 Block: 290299506002007
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 106
HCS HB 2909 105
221 Block: 290299506002008
222 Block: 290299506002009
223 Block: 290299506002010
224 Block: 290299506002011
225 Block: 290299506002014
226 Block: 290299506002015
227 Block: 290299506002016
228 Block: 290299506002019
229 Block: 290299506002034
230 Block: 290299506002035
231 Block: 290299506002036
232 VTD: Roach
233 VTD: Stoutland
234 VTD: Sunny Slope
235 VTD: Sunrise Beach 2
236 VTD: Sunrise Beach 3
237 Block: 290299511021008
238 Block: 290299511021009
239 Block: 290299511021010
240 Block: 290299511021011
241 Block: 290299511021012
242 Block: 290299511021013
243 Block: 290299511021014
244 Block: 290299511021015
245 Block: 290299511021021
246 Block: 290299511021022
247 Block: 290299511021023
248 Block: 290299511021024
249 Block: 290299511021025
250 Block: 290299511021026
251 Block: 290299511021027
252 Block: 290299511021028
253 Block: 290299511021029
254 Block: 290299511021030
255 Block: 290299511021031
256 Block: 290299511021032
257 Block: 290299511021033
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 107
HCS HB 2909 106
258 Block: 290299511021034
259 Block: 290299511021035
260 Block: 290299511021036
261 Block: 290299511021037
262 Block: 290299511021038
263 Block: 290299511021039
264 Block: 290299511021040
265 Block: 290299511021041
266 Block: 290299511021042
267 Block: 290299511022003
268 Block: 290299511022004
269 Block: 290299511022005
270 Block: 290299511022006
271 Block: 290299511022007
272 Block: 290299511022008
273 Block: 290299511022009
274 Block: 290299511022010
275 Block: 290299511022011
276 Block: 290299511022012
277 Block: 290299511022013
278 Block: 290299511022014
279 Block: 290299511022015
280 Block: 290299511022016
281 Block: 290299511022017
282 Block: 290299511022018
283 Block: 290299511022019
284 Block: 290299511022020
285 Block: 290299511022021
286 Block: 290299511022022
287 Block: 290299511022023
288 Block: 290299511022024
289 Block: 290299511022025
290 Block: 290299511022026
291 Block: 290299511022027
292 Block: 290299511022028
293 Block: 290299511022029
294 Block: 290299511022030
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 108
HCS HB 2909 107
295 Block: 290299511022031
296 Block: 290299511022032
297 Block: 290299511022033
298 Block: 290299511022034
299 Block: 290299511022035
300 Block: 290299511022036
301 Block: 290299511022037
302 Block: 290299511022038
303 Block: 290299511022039
304 Block: 290299511022040
305 Block: 290299511022041
306 Block: 290299511022042
307 Block: 290299511022043
308 Block: 290299511022044
309 Block: 290299511022045
310 Block: 290299511022046
311 Block: 290299511022047
312 Block: 290299511022048
313 Block: 290299511022049
314 Block: 290299511022050
315 Block: 290299511022051
316 Block: 290299511022052
317 Block: 290299511022053
318 Block: 290299511022054
319 Block: 290299511022055
320 Block: 290299511022056
321 Block: 290299511022057
322 Block: 290299511022058
323 Block: 290299511022059
324 Block: 290299511022060
325 Block: 290299511022061
326 Block: 290299511022062
327 Block: 290299512021006
328 Block: 290299512021007
329 Block: 290299512021008
330 Block: 290299512021015
331 Block: 290299512021031
860a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 109
HCS HB 2909 108
332 Block: 290299512021032
333 Block: 290299512021033
334 Block: 290299512021034
335 Block: 290299512021036
336 Block: 290299512021037
337 Block: 290299512021038
338 Block: 290299512021042
339 Block: 290299512021043
340 Block: 290299512021067
341 Block: 290299512021068
342 Block: 290299512021069
343 Block: 290299512021070
344 Block: 290299512021071
345 Block: 290299512021083
346 Block: 290299512021084
347 Block: 290299512021085
348 Block: 290299512021086
349 Block: 290299512021087
350 Block: 290299512021088
351 Block: 290299512021089
352 Block: 290299512021090
353 Block: 290299512021091
354 Block: 290299512021092
355 Block: 290299512021093
356 Block: 290299512021094
357 Block: 290299512021097
358 VTD: Wilson Bend
359 County: Cass MO
360 County: Cedar MO
361 County: Dade MO
362 County: Dallas MO
363 County: Henry MO
364 County: Hickory MO
365 County: Howard MO
366 County: Jackson MO
367 VTD: Prairie 52
368 VTD: Prairie 56
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 110
HCS HB 2909 109
369 VTD: Prarie 58
370 VTD: Prarie 61
371 VTD: Prarie 63
372 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 05
373 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 07
374 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 08
375 Block: 290950148042027
376 Block: 290950148042028
377 Block: 290950148061015
378 Block: 290950148061016
379 Block: 290950148061017
380 Block: 290950148061018
381 Block: 290950148062000
382 Block: 290950148062001
383 Block: 290950148062002
384 Block: 290950148062003
385 Block: 290950148062004
386 Block: 290950148062005
387 Block: 290950148062006
388 Block: 290950148062007
389 Block: 290950148062008
390 Block: 290950148062009
391 Block: 290950148062010
392 Block: 290950148062011
393 Block: 290950148062012
394 Block: 290950148062013
395 Block: 290950148062014
396 Block: 290950148062015
397 Block: 290950148063000
398 Block: 290950148063001
399 Block: 290950148063002
400 Block: 290950148063003
401 Block: 290950148063004
402 Block: 290950148063005
403 Block: 290950148063006
404 Block: 290950148063007
405 Block: 290950148063008
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 111
HCS HB 2909 110
406 Block: 290950148063009
407 Block: 290959892001002
408 Block: 290959892001003
409 Block: 290959892001004
410 Block: 290959892001005
411 Block: 290959892001006
412 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 09
413 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 10
414 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 11
415 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 12
416 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 13
417 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 14
418 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 15
419 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 16
420 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 20
421 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 21
422 Block: 290950141272000
423 Block: 290950141272005
424 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 23
425 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 29
426 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 30
427 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 31
428 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 32
429 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 33
430 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 37
431 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 38
432 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 39
433 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 40
434 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 41
435 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 42
436 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 43
437 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 44
438 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 45
439 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 46
440 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 47
441 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 48
442 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 49
863a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 112
HCS HB 2909 111
443 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 50
444 Block: 290950149031031
445 Block: 290950149031032
446 Block: 290950149031064
447 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 51
448 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 52
449 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 83
450 VTD: Van Buren 01
451 VTD: Van Buren 02
452 VTD: Van Buren 03
453 VTD: Van Buren 04
454 Block: 290950139182011
455 Block: 290950139182016
456 VTD: Van Buren 07
457 VTD: Van Buren 08
458 VTD: Van Buren 09
459 VTD: Van Buren 10
460 VTD: Van Buren 11
461 VTD: Van Buren 12
462 VTD: Van Buren 13
463 VTD: Van Buren 14
464 VTD: Van Buren 15
465 VTD: Van Buren 16
466 VTD: Van Buren 17
467 VTD: Van Buren 18
468 VTD: Van Buren 19
469 County: Johnson MO
470 County: Laclede MO
471 County: Lafayette MO
472 County: Morgan MO
473 County: Pettis MO
474 County: Polk MO
475 County: Pulaski MO
476 County: Saline MO
477 County: St. Clair MO
478 County: Vernon MO
479 County: Webster MO
864a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 113
HCS HB 2909 112
480 VTD: East Ozark
481 VTD: Grant
482 Block: 292254701021041
483 Block: 292254701021042
484 Block: 292254701022000
485 Block: 292254701022001
486 Block: 292254701022002
487 Block: 292254701022003
488 Block: 292254701022004
489 Block: 292254701022005
490 Block: 292254701022006
491 Block: 292254701022007
492 Block: 292254701022008
493 Block: 292254701022009
494 Block: 292254701022010
495 Block: 292254701022011
496 Block: 292254701022012
497 Block: 292254701022013
498 Block: 292254701022014
499 Block: 292254701022015
500 Block: 292254701022019
501 Block: 292254701022020
502 Block: 292254701022021
503 Block: 292254701022022
504 Block: 292254701022023
505 Block: 292254701022024
506 Block: 292254701022025
507 Block: 292254701022026
508 Block: 292254701022027
509 Block: 292254701022028
510 Block: 292254701022029
511 Block: 292254701022030
512 Block: 292254701022031
513 Block: 292254701022032
514 Block: 292254701022033
515 Block: 292254701022034
516 Block: 292254701022035
865a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 114
HCS HB 2909 113
517 Block: 292254701022036
518 Block: 292254701022037
519 Block: 292254701022038
520 Block: 292254701022039
521 Block: 292254701022040
522 Block: 292254701022041
523 Block: 292254701022042
524 Block: 292254701022043
525 Block: 292254701022044
526 Block: 292254701022045
527 Block: 292254701022046
528 Block: 292254701022047
529 Block: 292254701022048
530 Block: 292254701022049
531 Block: 292254701022050
532 Block: 292254701022051
533 Block: 292254701022052
534 Block: 292254701022053
535 Block: 292254701022054
536 Block: 292254701022055
537 Block: 292254701022056
538 Block: 292254701022057
539 Block: 292254701022058
540 Block: 292254701022059
541 Block: 292254701022061
542 Block: 292254701023081
543 Block: 292254701023082
544 Block: 292254701023085
545 Block: 292254701023086
546 VTD: High Prairie
547 VTD: Jackson
548 VTD: Marshfield East
549 VTD: Marshfield West
550 VTD: Niangua
551 VTD: Northview A
552 VTD: Northview B
553 Block: 292254702022011
866a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 115
HCS HB 2909 114
554 Block: 292254702022012
555 Block: 292254702022013
556 Block: 292254702022016
557 Block: 292254702022019
558 Block: 292254702022020
559 Block: 292254702022021
560 Block: 292254702022022
561 Block: 292254702022023
562 Block: 292254702022024
563 Block: 292254702022025
564 Block: 292254702022037
565 Block: 292254702022038
566 Block: 292254702022039
567 Block: 292254702022040
568 Block: 292254703022009
569 Block: 292254703022011
570 Block: 292254703023000
571 Block: 292254703023001
572 Block: 292254703023002
573 Block: 292254703023003
574 Block: 292254703023004
575 Block: 292254703023005
576 Block: 292254703023006
577 Block: 292254703023014
578 Block: 292254703023015
579 Block: 292254703023016
580 Block: 292254703023017
581 Block: 292254703023018
582 Block: 292254703023019
583 Block: 292254703023020
584 Block: 292254703023021
585 Block: 292254703023022
586 Block: 292254703023023
587 Block: 292254703023024
588 Block: 292254703023025
589 Block: 292254703023026
590 Block: 292254703023027
867a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 116
HCS HB 2909 115
591 Block: 292254703023034
592 VTD: Union
593 VTD: Washington
128.465. The fifth congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Clay MO
3 VTD: Chou 8
4 Block: 290470206032000
5 Block: 290470206032001
6 Block: 290470206032002
7 Block: 290470206032003
8 Block: 290470206032004
9 Block: 290470206032007
10 Block: 290470206032008
11 Block: 290470206032014
12 Block: 290470206032015
13 Block: 290470206032016
14 Block: 290470206032017
15 Block: 290470206032018
16 Block: 290470206034000
17 Block: 290470206034001
18 Block: 290470206034002
19 Block: 290470206034003
20 Block: 290470206034004
21 Block: 290470206034005
22 Block: 290470206034006
23 Block: 290470206034007
24 Block: 290470206034008
25 Block: 290470206034018
26 Block: 290470206034019
27 Block: 290470206034020
28 Block: 290470208032005
29 Block: 290470208032006
30 Block: 290470208032007
31 Block: 290470208032008
32 Block: 290470208032009
33 Block: 290470208032010
34 Block: 290470208033012
868a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 117
HCS HB 2909 116
35 Block: 290470208033015
36 Block: 290470208033016
37 Block: 290470209021002
38 Block: 290470209021003
39 Block: 290470209021008
40 Block: 290470209021019
41 Block: 290470209021020
42 Block: 290470209021021
43 Block: 290470209021022
44 Block: 290470223023019
45 VTD: Gal 10
46 VTD: Gal 11
47 VTD: Gal 12
48 VTD: Gal 13
49 VTD: Gal 14
50 VTD: Gal 15
51 VTD: Gal 16
52 VTD: Gal 17
53 VTD: Gal 18
54 VTD: Gal 4
55 VTD: Gal 5
56 VTD: Gal 6
57 VTD: Gal 7
58 VTD: Gal 9
59 VTD: KC 21 Pl 1
60 Block: 290470213031000
61 Block: 290470213031001
62 Block: 290470213031002
63 Block: 290470213031003
64 Block: 290470213031004
65 Block: 290470213031005
66 Block: 290470213031006
67 Block: 290470213031007
68 Block: 290470213031008
69 Block: 290470213031009
70 Block: 290470213031010
71 Block: 290470213031011
869a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 118
HCS HB 2909 117
72 Block: 290470213031012
73 Block: 290470213031013
74 Block: 290470213031014
75 Block: 290470213031015
76 Block: 290470213031016
77 Block: 290470213031017
78 Block: 290470213031020
79 Block: 290470213031021
80 Block: 290470213111000
81 Block: 290470213111001
82 Block: 290470213111002
83 Block: 290470213111003
84 Block: 290470213111004
85 Block: 290470213111005
86 Block: 290470213111006
87 Block: 290470213111009
88 Block: 290470213141000
89 Block: 290470213141001
90 Block: 290470213141002
91 Block: 290470213141003
92 Block: 290470213141004
93 Block: 290470213141005
94 Block: 290470213141006
95 Block: 290470213141007
96 Block: 290470213141008
97 Block: 290470213141009
98 Block: 290470213141014
99 Block: 290470213141015
100 Block: 290470213141016
101 Block: 290470213141017
102 Block: 290470213141018
103 Block: 290470213141020
104 Block: 290470213141021
105 Block: 290470213141029
106 Block: 290470213142000
107 Block: 290470213142001
108 Block: 290470213142002
870a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 119
HCS HB 2909 118
109 Block: 290470213142003
110 Block: 290470213142004
111 Block: 290470213142005
112 Block: 290470213142006
113 Block: 290470213142007
114 Block: 290470213142008
115 Block: 290470213142009
116 Block: 290470213142010
117 Block: 290470213142011
118 Block: 290470213142012
119 Block: 290470213142013
120 Block: 290470213142017
121 Block: 290470213142018
122 Block: 290470213142019
123 Block: 290470213143000
124 Block: 290470213143001
125 Block: 290470213143002
126 Block: 290470213143003
127 Block: 290470213143004
128 Block: 290470213143005
129 Block: 290470213143006
130 Block: 290470213143007
131 Block: 290470213143008
132 Block: 290470213143009
133 Block: 290470213143010
134 Block: 290470213143011
135 Block: 290470213143012
136 Block: 290470213143013
137 Block: 290470213143014
138 Block: 290470213143015
139 Block: 290470213143016
140 Block: 290470213143017
141 Block: 290470213143018
142 Block: 290470213143019
143 Block: 290470213143020
144 Block: 290470213143021
145 Block: 290470213143022
871a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 120
HCS HB 2909 119
146 Block: 290470213143023
147 Block: 290470213143024
148 Block: 290470213143025
149 Block: 290470213143026
150 Block: 290470213143027
151 Block: 290470213143028
152 Block: 290470213143029
153 Block: 290470213143030
154 Block: 290470213143031
155 Block: 290470213143032
156 Block: 290470213143033
157 Block: 290470213143034
158 Block: 290470213143035
159 Block: 290470213143036
160 Block: 290470213143037
161 Block: 290470213144000
162 Block: 290470213144001
163 Block: 290470219003037
164 Block: 290470219003041
165 Block: 290470219003042
166 Block: 290470219003043
167 Block: 290470219003044
168 Block: 290470219003045
169 Block: 290470219003046
170 Block: 290470219003047
171 Block: 290470219003051
172 Block: 290470219003052
173 Block: 290470219003053
174 Block: 290470219003054
175 Block: 290470219003055
176 Block: 290470219003056
177 Block: 290470219003057
178 Block: 290470219003058
179 Block: 290470219003061
180 Block: 290470219003062
181 Block: 290470219004039
182 Block: 290470219004040
872a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 121
HCS HB 2909 120
183 Block: 290470219004042
184 Block: 290470219004043
185 Block: 290470219004044
186 Block: 290470219004048
187 Block: 290470219004049
188 Block: 290470219004050
189 Block: 290470219004051
190 Block: 290470219004052
191 Block: 290470219004053
192 Block: 290470219004054
193 Block: 290470219004055
194 Block: 290470219004059
195 Block: 290470219004064
196 Block: 290470219004065
197 VTD: KC 21-1
198 VTD: KC 21-10
199 VTD: KC 21-11
200 VTD: KC 21-12
201 VTD: KC 21-13
202 VTD: KC 21-14
203 VTD: KC 21-15
204 VTD: KC 21-16
205 VTD: KC 21-17
206 VTD: KC 21-18
207 VTD: KC 21-19
208 VTD: KC 21-2
209 VTD: KC 21-20
210 VTD: KC 21-21
211 VTD: KC 21-23
212 VTD: KC 21-24
213 VTD: KC 21-25
214 VTD: KC 21-26
215 VTD: KC 21-27
216 VTD: KC 21-3
217 VTD: KC 21-4
218 VTD: KC 21-5
219 VTD: KC 21-6
873a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 122
HCS HB 2909 121
220 VTD: KC 21-7
221 VTD: KC 21-8
222 VTD: KC 21-9
223 VTD: Lib 5
224 Block: 290470208031017
225 Block: 290470208032000
226 Block: 290470208032001
227 Block: 290470208032002
228 Block: 290470208032003
229 Block: 290470208032004
230 Block: 290470208033004
231 Block: 290470208033005
232 Block: 290470208033006
233 Block: 290470208033007
234 Block: 290470208033008
235 Block: 290470208033009
236 Block: 290470208033010
237 Block: 290470208033011
238 Block: 290470208033013
239 Block: 290470208033014
240 Block: 290470208033017
241 Block: 290470209021004
242 Block: 290470209021005
243 Block: 290470209021006
244 Block: 290470209021007
245 County: Jackson MO
246 VTD: 1603
247 VTD: 412
248 VTD: 413
249 VTD: 414
250 VTD: 415
251 VTD: 616
252 VTD: 617
253 VTD: 618
254 VTD: 619
255 VTD: Blue 01-01
256 VTD: Blue 01-02
874a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 123
HCS HB 2909 122
257 VTD: Blue 01-03
258 VTD: Blue 01-04
259 VTD: Blue 01-05
260 VTD: Blue 01-06
261 VTD: Blue 01-07
262 Block: 290950151001075
263 VTD: Blue 01-09
264 VTD: Blue 02-01
265 VTD: Blue 02-02
266 VTD: Blue 02-03
267 VTD: Blue 02-04
268 VTD: Blue 02-05
269 VTD: Blue 02-06
270 VTD: Blue 02-07
271 VTD: Blue 03-01
272 VTD: Blue 03-02
273 VTD: Blue 03-03
274 VTD: Blue 03-04
275 Block: 290950114064000
276 Block: 290950114064001
277 Block: 290950114064002
278 Block: 290950114064003
279 Block: 290950114064004
280 Block: 290950114064005
281 Block: 290950114064006
282 Block: 290950114064007
283 Block: 290950151002033
284 Block: 290950177002013
285 Block: 290950177004000
286 Block: 290950177004001
287 Block: 290950177004002
288 Block: 290950177004003
289 Block: 290950177004004
290 Block: 290950177004005
291 Block: 290950177004006
292 Block: 290950177004007
293 Block: 290950177004008
875a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 124
HCS HB 2909 123
294 Block: 290950177004009
295 Block: 290950177004010
296 Block: 290950177004011
297 Block: 290950177004012
298 Block: 290950177004013
299 Block: 290950177004014
300 Block: 290950177004015
301 Block: 290950177004016
302 VTD: Blue 03-05
303 VTD: Blue 04-01
304 VTD: Blue 04-02
305 VTD: Blue 04-03
306 VTD: Blue 04-04
307 VTD: Blue 04-05
308 VTD: Blue 04-06
309 VTD: Blue 04-07
310 VTD: Blue 04-08
311 VTD: Blue 04-09
312 VTD: Blue 04-10
313 VTD: Blue 05-01
314 VTD: Blue 05-02
315 VTD: Blue 05-03
316 VTD: Blue 05-04
317 VTD: Blue 05-05
318 VTD: Blue 05-06
319 VTD: Blue 05-07
320 VTD: Blue 05-08
321 VTD: Blue 05-09
322 VTD: Blue 06-01
323 VTD: Blue 06-02
324 VTD: Blue 06-03
325 VTD: Blue 06-04
326 VTD: Blue 06-05
327 VTD: Blue 06-06
328 VTD: Blue 06-07
329 VTD: Blue 07-01
330 VTD: Blue 07-02
876a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 125
HCS HB 2909 124
331 VTD: Blue 07-03
332 VTD: Blue 07-04
333 VTD: Blue 07-05
334 VTD: Blue 07-06
335 VTD: Blue 07-07
336 VTD: Blue 07-08
337 VTD: Blue 07-09
338 VTD: Blue 08-01
339 VTD: Blue 08-02
340 VTD: Blue 08-03
341 VTD: Blue 08-04
342 VTD: Blue 08-05
343 VTD: Blue 08-06
344 VTD: Blue 08-07
345 VTD: Blue 08-08
346 VTD: Brooking No. 1
347 VTD: Brooking No. 10
348 VTD: Brooking No. 11
349 VTD: Brooking No. 12
350 VTD: Brooking No. 13
351 VTD: Brooking No. 14
352 VTD: Brooking No. 15
353 VTD: Brooking No. 16
354 VTD: Brooking No. 17
355 VTD: Brooking No. 18
356 VTD: Brooking No. 19
357 VTD: Brooking No. 2
358 VTD: Brooking No. 20
359 VTD: Brooking No. 3
360 VTD: Brooking No. 4
361 VTD: Brooking No. 5
362 VTD: Brooking No. 6
363 VTD: Brooking No. 7
364 VTD: Brooking No. 8
365 VTD: Brooking No. 9
366 VTD: Fort Osage 01
367 Block: 290950177001027
877a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 126
HCS HB 2909 125
368 Block: 290950177001029
369 Block: 290950177001030
370 Block: 290950177001031
371 Block: 290950177001032
372 Block: 290950177001033
373 Block: 290950177001034
374 Block: 290950177001046
375 Block: 290950177001049
376 VTD: KC 1001
377 VTD: KC 1002
378 VTD: KC 1003
379 VTD: KC 1004
380 VTD: KC 1005
381 VTD: KC 1006
382 VTD: KC 1007
383 VTD: KC 1008
384 VTD: KC 1009
385 VTD: KC 101
386 VTD: KC 1010
387 VTD: KC 1011
388 VTD: KC 1012
389 VTD: KC 102
390 VTD: KC 103
391 VTD: KC 104
392 VTD: KC 105
393 VTD: KC 106
394 VTD: KC 107
395 VTD: KC 1101
396 VTD: KC 1102
397 VTD: KC 1103
398 VTD: KC 1104
399 VTD: KC 1105
400 VTD: KC 1106
401 VTD: KC 1107
402 VTD: KC 1108
403 VTD: KC 1109
404 VTD: KC 1110
878a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 127
HCS HB 2909 126
405 VTD: KC 1111
406 VTD: KC 1112
407 VTD: KC 1113
408 VTD: KC 1114
409 VTD: KC 1201
410 VTD: KC 1202
411 VTD: KC 1203
412 VTD: KC 1204
413 VTD: KC 1205
414 VTD: KC 1206
415 VTD: KC 1207
416 VTD: KC 1208
417 VTD: KC 1209
418 VTD: KC 1210
419 VTD: KC 1211
420 VTD: KC 1212
421 VTD: KC 1301
422 VTD: KC 1303
423 VTD: KC 1304
424 VTD: KC 1305
425 VTD: KC 1306
426 VTD: KC 1307
427 VTD: KC 1308
428 VTD: KC 1309
429 VTD: KC 1310
430 VTD: KC 1311
431 VTD: KC 1312
432 VTD: KC 1313
433 VTD: KC 1401
434 VTD: KC 1402
435 VTD: KC 1403
436 VTD: KC 1404
437 VTD: KC 1405
438 VTD: KC 1406
439 VTD: KC 1407
440 VTD: KC 1408
441 VTD: KC 1409
879a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 128
HCS HB 2909 127
442 VTD: KC 1410
443 VTD: KC 1411
444 VTD: KC 1412
445 VTD: KC 1413
446 VTD: KC 1414
447 VTD: KC 1415
448 VTD: KC 1501
449 VTD: KC 1502
450 VTD: KC 1503
451 VTD: KC 1504
452 VTD: KC 1505
453 VTD: KC 1506
454 VTD: KC 1507
455 VTD: KC 1508
456 VTD: KC 1509
457 VTD: KC 1510
458 VTD: KC 1511
459 VTD: KC 1512
460 VTD: KC 1513
461 VTD: KC 1514
462 VTD: KC 1515
463 VTD: KC 1516
464 VTD: KC 1517
465 VTD: KC 1518
466 VTD: KC 1519
467 VTD: KC 1520
468 VTD: KC 1521
469 VTD: KC 1522
470 VTD: KC 1523
471 VTD: KC 1524
472 VTD: KC 1601
473 VTD: KC 1602
474 VTD: KC 1604
475 VTD: KC 1605
476 VTD: KC 1606
477 VTD: KC 1607
478 VTD: KC 1608
880a
Electronically Filed - COLE CIRCUIT - August 18, 2026 - 10:09 AM
SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 129
HCS HB 2909 128
479 VTD: KC 1609
480 VTD: KC 1610
481 VTD: KC 1611
482 VTD: KC 1612
483 VTD: KC 1613
484 VTD: KC 1614
485 VTD: KC 1615
486 VTD: KC 1701
487 VTD: KC 1702
488 VTD: KC 1703
489 VTD: KC 1704
490 VTD: KC 1705
491 VTD: KC 1706
492 VTD: KC 1707
493 VTD: KC 1708
494 VTD: KC 1709
495 VTD: KC 1710
496 VTD: KC 1711
497 VTD: KC 1712
498 VTD: KC 1713
499 VTD: KC 1714
500 VTD: KC 1801
501 VTD: KC 1802
502 VTD: KC 1803
503 VTD: KC 1804
504 VTD: KC 1805
505 VTD: KC 1806
506 VTD: KC 1807
507 VTD: KC 1808
508 VTD: KC 1809
509 VTD: KC 1810
510 VTD: KC 1811
511 VTD: KC 1812
512 VTD: KC 1813
513 VTD: KC 1814
514 VTD: KC 1815
515 VTD: KC 1816
881a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 130
HCS HB 2909 129
516 VTD: KC 1901
517 VTD: KC 1902
518 VTD: KC 1903
519 VTD: KC 1904
520 VTD: KC 1905
521 VTD: KC 1906
522 VTD: KC 1907
523 VTD: KC 1908
524 VTD: KC 1909
525 VTD: KC 1910
526 VTD: KC 1911
527 VTD: KC 1912
528 VTD: KC 1913
529 VTD: KC 1914
530 VTD: KC 1915
531 VTD: KC 1916
532 VTD: KC 1917
533 VTD: KC 1918
534 VTD: KC 1919
535 VTD: KC 1920
536 VTD: KC 1921
537 VTD: KC 1922
538 VTD: KC 1923
539 VTD: KC 2001
540 VTD: KC 2002
541 VTD: KC 2003
542 VTD: KC 2004
543 VTD: KC 2005
544 VTD: KC 2006
545 VTD: KC 2007
546 VTD: KC 2008
547 VTD: KC 2009
548 VTD: KC 201
549 VTD: KC 2010
550 VTD: KC 202
551 VTD: KC 203
552 VTD: KC 204
882a
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SC101805 Appeal Document Number 42 Page 131
HCS HB 2909 130
553 VTD: KC 207
554 VTD: KC 208
555 VTD: KC 209
556 VTD: KC 210
557 VTD: KC 212
558 VTD: KC 213
559 VTD: KC 214
560 VTD: KC 215
561 VTD: KC 216
562 VTD: KC 217
563 VTD: KC 218
564 VTD: KC 2201
565 VTD: KC 2202
566 VTD: KC 2203
567 VTD: KC 2204
568 VTD: KC 2205
569 VTD: KC 2206
570 VTD: KC 2207
571 VTD: KC 2208
572 VTD: KC 2209
573 VTD: KC 2210
574 VTD: KC 2211
575 VTD: KC 2212
576 VTD: KC 2213
577 VTD: KC 2301
578 VTD: KC 2302
579 VTD: KC 2303
580 VTD: KC 2304
581 VTD: KC 2305
582 VTD: KC 2306
583 VTD: KC 2307
584 VTD: KC 2308
585 VTD: KC 2309
586 VTD: KC 2310
587 VTD: KC 2311
588 VTD: KC 2312
589 VTD: KC 2313
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590 VTD: KC 2314
591 VTD: KC 2315
592 VTD: KC 2316
593 VTD: KC 2401
594 VTD: KC 2402
595 VTD: KC 2403
596 VTD: KC 2404
597 VTD: KC 2405
598 VTD: KC 2406
599 VTD: KC 2407
600 VTD: KC 2408
601 VTD: KC 2409
602 VTD: KC 2410
603 VTD: KC 2411
604 VTD: KC 2412
605 VTD: KC 2413
606 VTD: KC 2414
607 VTD: KC 2415
608 VTD: KC 2416
609 VTD: KC 2417
610 VTD: KC 2418
611 VTD: KC 2419
612 VTD: KC 2420
613 VTD: KC 2421
614 VTD: KC 2422
615 VTD: KC 2423
616 VTD: KC 2424
617 VTD: KC 2425
618 VTD: KC 2426
619 VTD: KC 2427
620 VTD: KC 2428
621 VTD: KC 2429
622 VTD: KC 2430
623 VTD: KC 2431
624 VTD: KC 2501
625 VTD: KC 2502
626 VTD: KC 2503
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627 VTD: KC 2504
628 VTD: KC 2505
629 VTD: KC 2506
630 VTD: KC 2507
631 VTD: KC 2508
632 VTD: KC 2509
633 VTD: KC 2510
634 VTD: KC 2511
635 VTD: KC 2512
636 VTD: KC 2513
637 VTD: KC 2514
638 VTD: KC 2601
639 VTD: KC 2602
640 VTD: KC 2603
641 VTD: KC 2604
642 VTD: KC 2605
643 VTD: KC 2606
644 VTD: KC 2607
645 VTD: KC 2608
646 VTD: KC 2609
647 VTD: KC 2610
648 VTD: KC 2611
649 VTD: KC 2612
650 VTD: KC 2613
651 VTD: KC 301
652 VTD: KC 302
653 VTD: KC 303
654 VTD: KC 304
655 VTD: KC 305
656 VTD: KC 306
657 VTD: KC 307
658 VTD: KC 308
659 VTD: KC 309
660 VTD: KC 310
661 VTD: KC 311
662 VTD: KC 312
663 VTD: KC 313
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664 VTD: KC 314
665 VTD: KC 315
666 VTD: KC 316
667 VTD: KC 317
668 VTD: KC 318
669 VTD: KC 401
670 VTD: KC 402
671 VTD: KC 403
672 VTD: KC 404
673 VTD: KC 405
674 VTD: KC 406
675 VTD: KC 407
676 VTD: KC 408
677 VTD: KC 409
678 VTD: KC 410
679 VTD: KC 411
680 VTD: KC 501
681 VTD: KC 502
682 VTD: KC 503
683 VTD: KC 504
684 VTD: KC 505
685 VTD: KC 506
686 VTD: KC 507
687 VTD: KC 508
688 VTD: KC 509
689 VTD: KC 510
690 VTD: KC 511
691 VTD: KC 512
692 VTD: KC 513
693 VTD: KC 601
694 VTD: KC 602
695 VTD: KC 603
696 VTD: KC 604
697 VTD: KC 605
698 VTD: KC 606
699 VTD: KC 607
700 VTD: KC 608
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701 VTD: KC 609
702 VTD: KC 610
703 VTD: KC 611
704 VTD: KC 612
705 VTD: KC 613
706 VTD: KC 614
707 VTD: KC 615
708 VTD: KC 701
709 VTD: KC 702
710 VTD: KC 703
711 VTD: KC 704
712 VTD: KC 705
713 VTD: KC 706
714 VTD: KC 707
715 VTD: KC 708
716 VTD: KC 709
717 VTD: KC 710
718 VTD: KC 711
719 VTD: KC 712
720 VTD: KC 713
721 VTD: KC 714
722 VTD: KC 715
723 VTD: KC 716
724 VTD: KC 717
725 VTD: KC 718
726 VTD: KC 801
727 VTD: KC 802
728 VTD: KC 803
729 VTD: KC 804
730 VTD: KC 805
731 VTD: KC 806
732 VTD: KC 807
733 VTD: KC 808
734 VTD: KC 809
735 VTD: KC 811
736 VTD: KC 812
737 VTD: KC 813
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738 VTD: KC 814
739 VTD: KC 815
740 VTD: KC 901
741 VTD: KC 902
742 VTD: KC 903
743 VTD: KC 904
744 VTD: KC 905
745 VTD: KC 906
746 VTD: KC 907
747 VTD: KC 908
748 VTD: KC 909
749 VTD: KC 910
750 VTD: KC 911
751 VTD: KC 913
752 VTD: KC WD13 PCT1302
753 VTD: KC WD2 PCT205
754 VTD: KC WD2 PCT206
755 VTD: KC WD2 PCT211
756 VTD: KC WD8 PCT810
757 VTD: KC1314
758 VTD: Prairie 03
759 VTD: Prairie 04
760 VTD: Prairie 05
761 VTD: Prairie 06
762 VTD: Prairie 07
763 VTD: Prairie 08
764 VTD: Prairie 09
765 VTD: Prairie 11
766 VTD: Prairie 12
767 VTD: Prairie 13
768 VTD: Prairie 14
769 VTD: Prairie 15
770 VTD: Prairie 16
771 VTD: Prairie 17
772 VTD: Prairie 18
773 VTD: Prairie 19
774 VTD: Prairie 20
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775 VTD: Prairie 21
776 VTD: Prairie 22
777 VTD: Prairie 23
778 VTD: Prairie 24
779 VTD: Prairie 26
780 VTD: Prairie 27
781 VTD: Prairie 28
782 VTD: Prairie 29
783 VTD: Prairie 30
784 VTD: Prairie 31
785 VTD: Prairie 32
786 VTD: Prairie 33
787 VTD: Prairie 34
788 VTD: Prairie 35
789 VTD: Prairie 36
790 VTD: Prairie 37
791 VTD: Prairie 38
792 VTD: Prairie 39
793 VTD: Prairie 40
794 VTD: Prairie 41
795 VTD: Prairie 42
796 VTD: Prairie 43
797 VTD: Prairie 44
798 VTD: Prairie 45
799 VTD: Prairie 46
800 VTD: Prairie 47
801 VTD: Prairie 48
802 VTD: Prairie 49
803 VTD: Prairie 50
804 VTD: Prairie 51
805 VTD: Prairie 59
806 VTD: Prairie 60
807 VTD: Prairie 62
808 VTD: Prarie 01
809 VTD: Prarie 02
810 VTD: Prarie 10
811 VTD: Prarie 25
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HCS HB 2909 137
812 VTD: Prarie 53
813 VTD: Prarie 54
814 VTD: Prarie 55
815 VTD: Prarie 57
816 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 01
817 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 02
818 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 03
819 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 04
820 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 08
821 Block: 290950148063010
822 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 17
823 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 18
824 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 19
825 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 21
826 Block: 290950141231000
827 Block: 290950141231001
828 Block: 290950141231002
829 Block: 290950141231003
830 Block: 290950141231004
831 Block: 290950141231005
832 Block: 290950141231008
833 Block: 290950141231009
834 Block: 290950141241000
835 Block: 290950141241001
836 Block: 290950141241002
837 Block: 290950141241003
838 Block: 290950141241004
839 Block: 290950141241005
840 Block: 290950141241006
841 Block: 290950141241008
842 Block: 290950141241009
843 Block: 290950141241010
844 Block: 290950141241011
845 Block: 290950141241012
846 Block: 290950141241013
847 Block: 290950141241014
848 Block: 290950141241015
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HCS HB 2909 138
849 Block: 290950141241026
850 Block: 290950141272001
851 Block: 290950141272002
852 Block: 290950141272003
853 Block: 290950141272004
854 Block: 290950141272006
855 Block: 290950141272007
856 Block: 290950141272008
857 Block: 290950141272009
858 Block: 290950141272010
859 Block: 290950141272023
860 Block: 290950141272024
861 Block: 290950193022052
862 Block: 290950193022053
863 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 22
864 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 24
865 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 25
866 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 26
867 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 27
868 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 28
869 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 34
870 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 35
871 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 36
872 VTD: Van Buren 04
873 Block: 290950139182015
874 VTD: Van Buren 06
875 VTD: Washington 01
876 VTD: Washington 02
877 VTD: Washington 03
878 VTD: Washington 04
879 VTD: Washington 05
880 VTD: Washington 06
881 VTD: Washington 07
882 VTD: Washington 08
883 VTD: Washington 09
884 VTD: Washington 10
885 VTD: Washington 11
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HCS HB 2909 139
886 VTD: Washington 12
128.466. The sixth congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Adair MO
3 County: Andrew MO
4 County: Atchison MO
5 County: Audrain MO
6 County: Buchanan MO
7 County: Caldwell MO
8 County: Carroll MO
9 County: Chariton MO
10 County: Clark MO
11 County: Clay MO
12 VTD: Chou 8
13 Block: 290470223023015
14 Block: 290470223023016
15 Block: 290470223023017
16 Block: 290470223023023
17 VTD: FR 1
18 VTD: FR 2
19 VTD: FR 3
20 VTD: FR 4
21 VTD: FR 5
22 VTD: KC 21 Lib 1
23 VTD: KC 21 Lib 2
24 VTD: KC 21 Lib 3
25 VTD: KC 21 Lib 4
26 VTD: KC 21 Lib 5
27 VTD: KC 21 Lib 6
28 VTD: KC 21 Pl 1
29 Block: 290470219003038
30 Block: 290470219003039
31 VTD: KC 21-22
32 VTD: Kry 1
33 VTD: Kry 2
34 VTD: Kry 3
35 VTD: Kry 4
36 VTD: Lib 1
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37 VTD: Lib 10
38 VTD: Lib 11
39 VTD: Lib 12
40 VTD: Lib 13
41 VTD: Lib 14
42 VTD: Lib 2
43 VTD: Lib 3
44 VTD: Lib 4
45 VTD: Lib 5
46 Block: 290470208021011
47 Block: 290470208021012
48 Block: 290470208021013
49 Block: 290470208021031
50 Block: 290470208021032
51 Block: 290470208021033
52 Block: 290470208021035
53 Block: 290470208021036
54 Block: 290470208021037
55 Block: 290470208021041
56 Block: 290470208021043
57 Block: 290470208021044
58 Block: 290470208021045
59 Block: 290470208021046
60 Block: 290470208021047
61 Block: 290470208021048
62 Block: 290470208021049
63 Block: 290470208021050
64 Block: 290470208021052
65 Block: 290470208021053
66 Block: 290470208021054
67 Block: 290470208031000
68 Block: 290470208031001
69 Block: 290470208031002
70 Block: 290470208031003
71 Block: 290470208031004
72 Block: 290470208031005
73 Block: 290470208031006
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HCS HB 2909 141
74 Block: 290470208031007
75 Block: 290470208031008
76 Block: 290470208031009
77 Block: 290470208031010
78 Block: 290470208031011
79 Block: 290470208031012
80 Block: 290470208031013
81 Block: 290470208031014
82 Block: 290470208031015
83 Block: 290470208031016
84 Block: 290470208033000
85 Block: 290470208033001
86 Block: 290470208033002
87 Block: 290470208033003
88 Block: 290470223023010
89 Block: 290470223023011
90 Block: 290470223023018
91 VTD: Lib 6
92 VTD: Lib 7
93 VTD: Lib 8
94 VTD: Lib 9
95 VTD: Pl 1
96 VTD: Pl 2
97 VTD: Pl 3
98 VTD: Wash 1
99 VTD: Wash 2
100 VTD: Wash 3
101 County: Clinton MO
102 County: Daviess MO
103 County: DeKalb MO
104 County: Gentry MO
105 County: Grundy MO
106 County: Harrison MO
107 County: Holt MO
108 County: Jackson MO
109 VTD: Blue 01-07
110 Block: 290950151001008
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HCS HB 2909 142
111 Block: 290950151001009
112 Block: 290950151001010
113 Block: 290950151001020
114 Block: 290950151001030
115 Block: 290950151001031
116 Block: 290950151001032
117 Block: 290950151001033
118 Block: 290950151001034
119 Block: 290950151001035
120 Block: 290950151001036
121 Block: 290950151001037
122 Block: 290950151001044
123 Block: 290950151001045
124 Block: 290950151001046
125 Block: 290950151001047
126 Block: 290950151001070
127 Block: 290950151001071
128 Block: 290950151001072
129 Block: 290950151001073
130 Block: 290950151001074
131 Block: 290950151001076
132 Block: 290950151001078
133 Block: 290950151001079
134 Block: 290950151001080
135 Block: 290950151001091
136 Block: 290950151001096
137 Block: 290950151001097
138 Block: 290950151001100
139 VTD: Blue 01-08
140 VTD: Blue 03-04
141 Block: 290950151002029
142 VTD: Blue 03-06
143 VTD: Blue 03-07
144 VTD: Blue 03-08
145 VTD: Blue 03-09
146 VTD: Fort Osage 01
147 Block: 290950177001028
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HCS HB 2909 143
148 VTD: Fort Osage 02
149 VTD: Fort Osage 03
150 VTD: Fort Osage 04
151 VTD: Fort Osage 05
152 VTD: Fort Osage 06
153 VTD: Fort Osage 07
154 VTD: Fort Osage 08
155 VTD: Fort Osage 09
156 VTD: Fort Osage 10
157 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 06
158 VTD: Sni-A-Bar 50
159 Block: 290950149031030
160 Block: 290950149031063
161 Block: 290950149031065
162 Block: 290950149033000
163 Block: 290950149033021
164 County: Knox MO
165 County: Lewis MO
166 County: Lincoln MO
167 County: Linn MO
168 County: Livingston MO
169 County: Macon MO
170 County: Marion MO
171 County: Mercer MO
172 County: Monroe MO
173 County: Nodaway MO
174 County: Pike MO
175 County: Platte MO
176 County: Putnam MO
177 County: Ralls MO
178 County: Randolph MO
179 County: Ray MO
180 County: Schuyler MO
181 County: Scotland MO
182 County: Shelby MO
183 County: Sullivan MO
184 County: Worth MO
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HCS HB 2909 144
128.467. The seventh congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Barry MO
3 County: Christian MO
4 County: Greene MO
5 County: Jasper MO
6 County: Lawrence MO
7 County: McDonald MO
8 County: Newton MO
9 County: Stone MO
10 County: Taney MO
11 County: Webster MO
12 VTD: Benton
13 VTD: Diggins
14 VTD: Finley
15 VTD: Fordland
16 VTD: Grant
17 Block: 292254701022060
18 Block: 292254701022062
19 VTD: Hazelwood
20 VTD: Northview B
21 Block: 292254703022008
22 Block: 292254703022012
23 Block: 292254703022013
24 Block: 292254703022014
25 Block: 292254703022030
26 Block: 292254703022031
27 Block: 292254703022032
28 Block: 292254703022033
29 Block: 292254703022034
30 Block: 292254703022035
31 Block: 292254703023007
32 Block: 292254703023008
33 Block: 292254703023009
34 Block: 292254703023010
35 Block: 292254703023011
36 Block: 292254703023012
37 Block: 292254703023013
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HCS HB 2909 145
38 Block: 292254703023028
39 Block: 292254703023029
40 Block: 292254703023030
41 Block: 292254703023031
42 Block: 292254703023032
43 Block: 292254703023035
44 Block: 292254703023036
45 Block: 292254703023037
46 Block: 292254703023038
47 Block: 292254703023039
48 Block: 292254703023040
49 Block: 292254703023041
50 Block: 292254703023042
51 Block: 292254703023046
52 Block: 292254703023047
53 Block: 292254703023048
54 Block: 292254703023049
55 Block: 292254703023050
56 Block: 292254703023051
57 Block: 292254703023052
58 Block: 292254703023053
59 Block: 292254703023054
60 Block: 292254703023055
61 Block: 292254703023062
62 Block: 292254703023063
63 Block: 292254703023069
64 Block: 292254703023074
65 Block: 292254703023079
128.468. The eighth congressional district shall be composed of the following:
2 County: Bollinger MO
3 County: Butler MO
4 County: Cape Girardeau MO
5 County: Carter MO
6 County: Dent MO
7 County: Douglas MO
8 County: Dunklin MO
9 County: Howell MO
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10 County: Iron MO
11 County: Jefferson MO
12 VTD: Airport
13 VTD: American Legion
14 VTD: Antonia
15 VTD: Arnold W-1
16 VTD: Arnold W-2
17 VTD: Arnold W-3
18 VTD: Arnold W-4
19 VTD: Athena
20 VTD: Barnhart
21 VTD: Brennan
22 Block: 290997002101000
23 Block: 290997002101015
24 Block: 290997002111000
25 Block: 290997002111001
26 Block: 290997002111002
27 Block: 290997002111005
28 Block: 290997002111006
29 Block: 290997002111007
30 Block: 290997002111008
31 Block: 290997002111010
32 Block: 290997002111011
33 Block: 290997003031000
34 Block: 290997003031001
35 Block: 290997003031002
36 Block: 290997003031003
37 Block: 290997003031004
38 Block: 290997003031005
39 Block: 290997003031006
40 Block: 290997003031007
41 Block: 290997003031008
42 Block: 290997003031009
43 Block: 290997003031010
44 Block: 290997003031011
45 Block: 290997003031012
46 Block: 290997003031013
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HCS HB 2909 147
47 Block: 290997003031014
48 Block: 290997003031015
49 Block: 290997003031016
50 Block: 290997003032000
51 Block: 290997003032001
52 Block: 290997003032002
53 Block: 290997003032003
54 Block: 290997003032004
55 Block: 290997003032005
56 Block: 290997003032006
57 Block: 290997003032007
58 Block: 290997003032008
59 Block: 290997003032009
60 Block: 290997003032010
61 Block: 290997003032011
62 Block: 290997003032012
63 Block: 290997003032013
64 Block: 290997003032014
65 Block: 290997003032015
66 Block: 290997003033000
67 Block: 290997003033001
68 Block: 290997003033002
69 Block: 290997003033003
70 Block: 290997003033004
71 Block: 290997003033005
72 Block: 290997003033006
73 Block: 290997003033007
74 Block: 290997003033008
75 Block: 290997003033009
76 Block: 290997003033010
77 Block: 290997003033011
78 Block: 290997003033012
79 Block: 290997003033013
80 Block: 290997003033014
81 Block: 290997003033015
82 Block: 290997003033016
83 Block: 290997003033017
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HCS HB 2909 148
84 Block: 290997003033018
85 Block: 290997003033019
86 Block: 290997003051000
87 Block: 290997003052000
88 Block: 290997003052026
89 VTD: Crystal City W-1
90 VTD: Crystal City W-2
91 VTD: Crystal City W-3
92 VTD: Crystal City W-4
93 VTD: Festus Outside
94 VTD: Festus W-1
95 VTD: Festus W-2
96 VTD: Festus W-3
97 VTD: Festus W-4
98 VTD: Flamm City
99 VTD: Hematite
100 VTD: Herculaneum
101 VTD: Herculaneum W-2
102 VTD: Herculaneum W-3
103 VTD: Imperial
104 VTD: Imperial 2
105 VTD: Jefferson Heights
106 VTD: Jefferson R7
107 VTD: Kimmswick W-1
108 VTD: Lonedell
109 VTD: Mapaville
110 VTD: Marble Springs
111 VTD: Mastodon
112 VTD: Maxville
113 VTD: Meramec Heights
114 VTD: Miller
115 VTD: Murphy
116 VTD: North Jefferson
117 Block: 290997002112008
118 Block: 290997002112009
119 Block: 290997002112010
120 Block: 290997002112011
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HCS HB 2909 149
121 Block: 290997002112012
122 Block: 290997002112013
123 Block: 290997002112014
124 Block: 290997002112015
125 Block: 290997002112016
126 VTD: Oakvale
127 VTD: Olympian Village
128 VTD: Otto
129 VTD: Pevely W-1
130 VTD: Pevely W-2
131 VTD: Pevely W-3
132 VTD: Pevely W-4
133 VTD: Plattin
134 VTD: Riverview
135 VTD: Rock Creek
136 VTD: Rock Creek 1
137 VTD: Romaine Creek
138 VTD: Saline
139 VTD: Springdale
140 VTD: Sunrise
141 VTD: Valle
142 Block: 290997013002004
143 Block: 290997013002005
144 Block: 290997013002006
145 Block: 290997013003000
146 Block: 290997013003001
147 Block: 290997013003002
148 Block: 290997013003012
149 Block: 290997013003026
150 Block: 290997014012007
151 Block: 290997014012012
152 VTD: Victoria
153 Block: 290997010021006
154 Block: 290997010021008
155 Block: 290997010021019
156 Block: 290997010021021
157 Block: 290997010023004
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HCS HB 2909 150
158 Block: 290997010023005
159 Block: 290997010023006
160 Block: 290997010023012
161 Block: 290997010023013
162 Block: 290997010023029
163 Block: 290997010023030
164 Block: 290997010023035
165 VTD: Windsor
166 County: Madison MO
167 County: Mississippi MO
168 County: New Madrid MO
169 County: Oregon MO
170 County: Ozark MO
171 County: Pemiscot MO
172 County: Perry MO
173 County: Phelps MO
174 County: Reynolds MO
175 County: Ripley MO
176 County: Scott MO
177 County: Shannon MO
178 County: St. Francois MO
179 County: Ste. Genevieve MO
180 County: Stoddard MO
181 County: Texas MO
182 County: Wayne MO
183 County: Wright MO
128.469. Upon passage and enactment of sections 128.461 to 128.468 and as
2 provided to the Revisor of Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall publish the graphical
3 map representation of the official congressional district boundaries as an appendix of
4 the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
Section B. Because immediate action is necessary to comply with the constitutional
2 requirement, under Article III, Section 45 of the Constitution of Missouri, to draw
3 congressional districts for the election of representatives to the 118th Congress of the United
4 States to which the state of Missouri is entitled, the repeal and reenactment of sections
5 128.345, 128.346, and 128.348 and the enactment of sections 128.461, 128.462, 128.463,
6 128.464, 128.465, 128.466, 128.467, 128.468, and 128.469 of Section A of this act is deemed
7 necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace, and safety, and
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8 is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and the
9 repeal and reenactment of sections 128.345, 128.346, and 128.348 and the enactment of
10 sections 128.461, 128.462, 128.463, 128.464, 128.465, 128.466, 128.467, 128.468, and
11 128.469 of Section A of this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
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AFFIDAVIT OF BRIANNA LENNON
Affiant first being duly sworn on her oath attests:
1. My name is Brianna Leru'ion, and I am the County Clerk and Election Authority for
Boone County, Missouri, having been sworn into office on January 1, 2019.
2. Prior to my position in the Boone County Clerk's Office, I served as elections
counsel and coordinator of the Election Integrity Unit in the Missouri Secretary of State's Office
from January 2013 through December 2015.
3. During my seven years as the election authority for Boone County, I have
personally implemented new congressional district boundaries in the statewide voter registration
database (MCVR) twice: once in 2022 during the decennial census redistricting and again in 2026
after passage of House Bill 1(2025).
4. The process for implementing congressional districts in MCVR is accomplished by
manually assigning congressional districts to each precinct in a county. Each precinct is comprised
of address ranges so that when a voter registers to vote at a particular address, they are tied to the
appropriate precinct, which in turn ties them to the appropriate congressional district.
5. On August 27, 2025, I, and the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election
Authorities, communicated our concerns about redistricting timing to the Missouri Secretary of
State's Office, explaining that redistricting is a lengthy manual process in MCVR and that, because
MCVR "locks" district boundaries during any active election, new districts cannot be created (and
voters subsequently cannot be assigned to new districts) while a county administers an election.
6. For all state and federal districts in Missouri, it is the responsibility of the Missouri
Secretary of State's Office to create a new district in MCVR. The district does not have any
precincts or addresses tied to it when it is created by the state because it is the responsibility of the
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local election authorities to tie the appropriate precincts to the new districts.
7. After House Bill I was signed into law in September 2025, I expected that the
Missouri Secretary of State's Office would create a district for the new Congressional map shortly
after passage. However, only the 2022 districts existed in MCVR until May 15, 2026.
8. On January 9, 2026, I received raw data of the new Congressional district
boundaries from the Missouri Secretary of State that could only be read by specific geographic
information system (GIS) software.
9. I provided the data to Boone County's GIS department so that I could begin the
preliminary manual work of assigning addresses and precincts to the new Congressional districts.
This work was performed in Microsoft Excel because MCVR did not have 2025 Congressional
districts at that time.
10. On May 15, 2026, I received an email from the Missouri Secretary of State
notifying the counties that his office had created the 2025 Congressional districts in MCVR and
that corinties could begin tying precincts to the new districts.
11. I completed the process of tying voters to their 2025 Congressional districts during
the week of May 18, 2026.
12. Once a district exists in MCVR and voters are tied to it, counties can simply select
which districts are included in an election to administratively set up the election and create ballots
with the appropriate districts.
13. Because the new districts were created by the Missouri Secretary of State's Office
in May, which was early enough to comply with statutory election deadlines, Boone County and
all other counties in the state were able to select the 2025 Congressional district in MCVR and
administer the August 4, 2026 Primary Election using the new maps.
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14. Now, every voter in Boone County - and statewide - is tied to both their 2022
Congressional district and their 2025 Congressional district. This is confirmed in both MCVR and
the state's voter registration lookup tool, which displays both 2022 and 2025 district assignments.
15. The 2022 Congressional districts were used successfully in the November 2024
General Election and have not been overwritten in MCVR.
16. The 2022 Congressional districts are still active in MCVR, so no additional work
needs to be done by local election authorities to select those districts to use for the November 3,
2026 General Election.
17. If the 2025 Congressional districts were suspended before the statutory deadline of
September 8, 2026, local election officials would be able to utilize the 2022 Congressional district
in MCVR and set up the election and create ballots with those districts.
18. From a technological standpoint, I do not have concerns about local election
officials holding an election in November 2026 using the 2022 Congressional districts.
ST ATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF BOONE
I, Brianna Lennon, being duly sworn on oath state that the above and foregoing Affidavit
is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
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IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS
WESTERN DISTRICT
State of Missouri ex rel. PEOPLE NOT )
POLITICIANS, et al., )
)
Relators, )
)
v. ) No. _____________
)
HON. CHRISTOPHER K. LIMBAUGH, )
Judge of the Circuit Court )
of Cole County, Missouri, )
)
Respondent. )
MOTION TO EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION OF WRIT OF PROHIBITION
Pursuant to Rule 84.01, Relators respectfully move this Court for an order
expediting consideration of this writ of prohibition. In support of this Motion, Relators
state:
1. The core issue in the underlying case is whether the Secretary of State can
deem nearly 100,000 signatures gathered in support of a referendum petition invalid—
and refuse to send them to local election authorities for further processing—based on the
date those signatures were gathered.
2. As explained in the Petition and Suggestions in Support, local election
authorities’ signature validation efforts are currently underway, but the Secretary has
refused to transmit nearly a third of the signatures gathered in support of a referendum to
the local election authorities for processing.
3. As also explained in the Petition and Suggestions in Support, this is a time-
sensitive election case that will impact the 2026 election. If Respondent does not rule
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promptly, there is significant risk of chaos in August, when the Secretary has indicated he
plans to make a decision on the sufficiency or insufficiency of the referendum petition.
There is significant risk of this case running into the statutory deadline for altering ballots
and creating the problems the Supreme Court warned against in Coleman v. Ashcroft, 696
S.W.3d 347 (Mo. banc 2024).
4. This case was tried to Respondent on December 8, 2025. The record is
closed and all facts necessary to resolve this case and ensure local election authorities
have time to perform their work are before Respondent.
5. Relators asked Respondent at status conferences in January, February, and
March to render a final, appealable judgment so that—if necessary—Relators can seek
appellate review and obtain meaningful relief.
6. To date, Respondent still has not issued a judgment or ruled on Relators’
March 6, 2026 Motion to End Abeyance and Render Judgment.
7. Relators respectfully request the Court to expedite consideration of this writ
to protect the rights that have been placed at risk by Respondent’s failure to fully and
finally adjudicate this case.
For the reasons set forth above, Relators request this Court expedite consideration
of Relators’ Petition.
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Respectfully Submitted,
STINSON LLP
/s/ Charles W. Hatfield
Charles W. Hatfield, #40363
Jeremy A. Root, #59451
Alexander C. Barrett, #68695
Alixandra S. Cossette, #68114
Greta M. Bax, #73354
230 West McCarty Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-636-6263 (phone)
573-636-6231 (fax)
chuck.hatfield@stinson.com
jeremy.root@stinson.com
alexander.barrett@stinson.com
alixandra.cossette@stinson.com
greta.bax@stinson.com
Attorneys for Relators
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WD88821
IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS
WESTERN DISTRICT
State of Missouri ex rel. PEOPLE NOT )
POLITICIANS, et al., )
)
Relators, )
)
v. ) No. _____________
)
HON. CHRISTOPHER K. LIMBAUGH, )
Judge of the Circuit Court )
of Cole County, Missouri, )
)
Respondent. )
SUGGESTIONS IN SUPPORT OF
PETITION FOR A WRIT OF PROHIBITION
The Missouri Constitution commands its courts to be open and to administer
justice without delay. Mo. Const. Art. I § 14. The Constitution also “guarantees the right
of referendum to all Missouri citizens.” No Bans on Choice v. Ashcroft, 638 S.W.3d 484,
491 (Mo. banc 2022). This case arises from the intersection of these constitutional
provisions, as Respondent’s unreasonable, sua sponte decision to hold this case in
abeyance after trial is enabling and protecting the Secretary’s decision to withhold
validation of roughly 100,000 signatures in support of the referendum.
The law is clear that when the Secretary chooses to have local election authorities
review referendum signatures, he has a duty to send “all” submitted signatures for
review, not just the ones he chooses to send. § 116.130.1(1), RSMo (“Copies of all pages
from not less than one petition shall be received in the office of the election authority
. . . .) The facts are clear that the Secretary has failed in this duty. Relators have
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repeatedly urged Respondent to issue a final, appealable decision, but he has not done so.
Given the looming election deadlines, the vital significance of the legal and constitutional
issues, and the irreparable harm that flows to Relators from continued delay, a Writ of
Prohibition is warranted.
This Court should issue its writ of prohibition ordering Respondent to take no
action other than to vacate his December 12, 2025 order holding the underlying case “in
abeyance” and enter a final, appealable judgment forthwith.
I. A Writ of Prohibition Should Issue Requiring Respondent to Vacate the
Abeyance Order.
“A writ of prohibition is appropriate if it is necessary to preserve ‘the orderly and
economical administration of justice’ . . . .” State ex rel. Delmar Gardens N. Operating,
LLC v. Gaertner, 239 S.W.3d 608, 610 (Mo. banc 2007) (citation omitted). The Court
can also issue a writ to correct an abuse of discretion or prevent irreparable harm. See
State ex rel. Sasnett v. Moorhouse, 267 S.W.3d 717, 720 (Mo. App. 2008). Here, all three
grounds merit a writ.
Respondent’s sua sponte decision to hold the case in abeyance, after the Secretary
and Attorney General have announced their preference for delay, “is so unreasonable and
arbitrary that it shocks the sense of justice and indicates a lack of careful, deliberate
consideration.” Hanshaw v. Crown Equip. Corp., 2026 WL 512824, at *2 n.2 (Mo. banc
Feb. 24, 2026). And when the interplay between the statutory requirements and deadlines
for verification, certification, and changes to the ballot are included in the consideration,
his ongoing refusal to render a decision is “clearly against the logic of the
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circumstances.” Id. The abeyance order threatens irreparable harm to Relators (and the
public interest), and a writ of prohibition is therefore “necessary to preserve the orderly
and economical administration of justice.” Delmar Gardens N. Operating, LLC, 239
S.W.3d at 610.
A. Election Cases Should Be Decided Without Delay
Respondent’s sua sponte decision to hold the case in abeyance runs counter to
decades of Missouri jurisprudence requiring election cases to be resolved without delay.
“There are compelling reasons for [courts] to promptly hear and rule on cases having
effect on elections in view of the short timetables involved.” State ex rel. Teichman v.
Carnahan, 357 S.W.3d 601, 603 (Mo. banc 2012). Missouri Courts regularly expedite
election cases. See, e.g., Order, Coleman v. Ashcroft, No. SC100742 (Mo. banc Sept. 10,
2024) (resolving election challenge two business days after trial court ruling and on eve
of deadline to modify ballots); Order, Toder v. Uccello, No. WD88582 (Mo. App. Jan. 1,
2026) (setting briefing and oral argument to be completed less than one month after
appeal in ballot title challenge); Order, People Not Politicians v. Hoskins, No. WD88795
(Mo. App. Mar. 27, 2026) (same).
The statutory schemes related to elections also provide strict deadlines, requiring
cases to be placed at the top of the docket and decided without delay. §§ 115.535 and
115.551, RSMo. Ballot title cases must be filed within ten days and placed at the top of
the docket. § 116.190, RSMo. Cases concerning the validity of the Secretary’s
sufficiency determinations on referenda must also be filed within ten days of the
Secretary’s decision. § 116.200, RSMo.
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Respondent’s order holding the case in abeyance will steer this case directly into
the statutory deadlines governing challenges to the Secretary’s certification decision on
the Referendum and the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot. § 115.125.3,
RSMo (“No court shall have the authority to order an individual or issue be placed on the
ballot less than eight weeks before the date of the election.”). This is the exact scenario
the Supreme Court of Missouri warned against in 2024. Litigants “who fear getting
trapped between the Scylla and Charybdis of sections 116.200.1 and 115.125.3, or who
wish to challenge the constitutional validity of either statute, should give thought to at
least attempting to assert their form-related claims at the beginning of the
process.” Coleman v. Ashcroft, 696 S.W.3d 347, 354 (Mo. banc 2024).
Relators took this admonition to heart and asserted their form-related claims at the
very “beginning of the process,” before signature gathering was complete and the case
was tried before the Referendum was submitted. Yet, Respondent’s unreasonable
abeyance order places them directly into the Supreme Court’s well-described trap. As the
Supreme Court expressly held, there is “no . . . justification for delaying to the very end
of the process claims regarding the form of the petition.” Id.
This Court should issue its writ of prohibition requiring Respondent to vacate his
abeyance order and enter a prompt decision resolving the parties’ dispute regarding the
Secretary’s decisions to reject the referendum as to form and to withhold verification
from signatures collected prior to the Secretary’s approval as to form.
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B. The Abeyance Here is an Abuse of Discretion
Respondent’s sua sponte decision to hold this case in abeyance and his ongoing
refusal to render a decision is “clearly against the logic of the circumstances.” Hanshaw,
2026 WL 512824 at *2 n.2. As detailed above, time-sensitive election cases generally
require expedited consideration by the courts. The specific action involved in this case is
the verification of roughly 100,000 signatures to determine whether the signers are
registered voters in Missouri. As it stands, Respondent’s order enables the Secretary’s
lawless course of action – withholding roughly 100,000 signatures from being verified –
to persist until a certification decision without a judicial determination of whether the
Secretary’s decision is lawful.
How Missouri law requires the Secretary to handle those signatures is the precise
issue presented in the case. As Relators feared when they filed suit, the Secretary has
refused to deliver roughly 100,000 signatures to local election authorities for validation,
as he must. See §116.130, RSMo. Respondent’s abeyance order authorizes the
Secretary’s inaction to continue without judicial review until August 2026, with a
September statutory deadline for changes to the ballot looming. This unreasonable
decision functionally deprives the parties of a meaningful opportunity to obtain appellate
review. As the Supreme Court has held, this writ should issue “to preserve ‘the orderly
and economical administration of justice’. . . .” Delmar Gardens N. Operating, LLC, 239
S.W.3d at 610 (citation omitted).
The Secretary has specifically indicated to Respondent he does not plan to make a
certification decision until August 2026. Ex. 33 at 808-809, 814-815. Should the
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Secretary reject the Referendum as insufficient for containing an inadequate number of
signatures at that time, Relators will have until September 8, 2026 to (a) complete an
entire appeal; (b) obtain review and validation of 100,000 signatures; and (c) place the
qualified Referendum on the ballot for the general election. Given the time required for
each of those steps, Respondent’s decision “is so unreasonable and arbitrary that it shocks
the sense of justice and indicates a lack of careful, deliberate consideration.” Hanshaw,
2026 WL 512824, at *2 n.2. The Missouri Constitution does not permit Respondent to sit
on the case in the hopes that it becomes moot. There is presently a live controversy and
Respondent should be commanded to decide it without further delay. Mo. Const. art. I,
§ 14.
C. No Authority Authorizes Respondent to Refuse to Decide This Case
This Court can also issue its writ of prohibition because Respondent lacks
authority to hold the case in abeyance. See State ex rel. Bailey v. Sengheiser, 692 S.W.3d
20, 25 (Mo. banc 2024) (issuing writ of prohibition where trial court lacked authority to
enter order). There is no Supreme Court Rule authorizing Respondent to hold the case in
abeyance post-trial. Nor is there any case law approving this practice. The Missouri
Constitution requires courts to be open and to resolve disputes “without delay.” Mo.
Const. art. I, § 14. In extreme cases, a trial court’s unwillingness to resolve cases can
amount to judicial misconduct. See In re McGaugh, 705 S.W.3d 535, 543 (Mo. banc
2025) (suspending judge for one year because “parties could not obtain finality in
critically important, time-sensitive cases”).
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What little authority there is in Missouri for courts holding a case in abeyance
provides no support for Respondent’s action here. “When a matter is held in abeyance it
is in a condition of being undetermined. It is not finally settled.” Savannah Place, Ltd. v.
Heidelberg, 164 S.W.3d 64, 66 n.4 (Mo. App. 2005) (quotations omitted). This case is
fully tried and submitted. While the related question of whether the referendum is
sufficient will be determined by the Secretary pursuant to Missouri law is still pending,
the process questions in this case are fully developed. This is not a case with a limited-
purpose remand. See, e.g. State v. Thomas, 801 S.W.2d 504 (Mo. App. 1991) (holding
appeal in abeyance during such remand); State v. Wakefield, 689 S.W.2d 809 (Mo. App.
1985) (same); G & S Masonry, Inc. v. MJC Constructors, Inc., 164 S.W.3d 530, 533
(Mo. App. 2005) (same); State v. Anderson, 580 S.W.2d 553, 554 (Mo. App. 1979)
(same). Nor is it a case holding a verdict in abeyance while liability is determined. See
Brickner v. Normandy Osteopathic Hosp., Inc., 687 S.W.2d 910, 913-14 (Mo. App.
1985).
The two cases Intervenor cited below to support an abeyance are irrelevant and
distinguishable. Ex. 35 at 965-966. In Knapp v. Missouri Local Government Employees
Retirement System, 738 S.W.2d 903 (Mo. App. 1987), a plaintiff prematurely filed an
action for judicial review of an agency decision and the parties stipulated to holding the
case in abeyance. Id. at 907. Knapp is simply irrelevant. In Logan v. Sho-Me Power Elec.
Co-op., 122 S.W.3d 670 (Mo. App. 2003), the case involved parallel wrongful death
proceedings in the trial court and the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. The
Court of Appeals concluded the trial court should have held the wrongful death case in
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abeyance during the pendency of the workers’ compensation review to avoid the risk of
prejudice to the wrongful death Plaintiff from the running of the statute of limitations.
While in Logan, the abeyance protected the Plaintiffs’ right to sue, in this case,
Respondent’s unreasonable decision to forbear issuing judgment threatens the very rights
that Relator seeks to protect. Neither case supports Respondent’s abeyance. 1
D. No More Factual Development Is Needed
This case presents two straightforward legal questions: (1) whether the lack of the
Governor’s signature on a bill is a “matter of form” that allows the Secretary to reject a
referendum petition and (2) whether signatures on a referendum petition can be deemed
invalid solely on the basis that they were gathered before the Secretary’s approval as to
form. The parties stipulated to all relevant facts. The Secretary agrees “all facts have
been stipulated (or elicited in cross examination) and legal issues briefed.” Writ Ex. 37 at
983. These are not difficult questions –controlling case law conclusively answers both.
As to the first question, “the secretary of state’s authority to review a referendum
petition sample sheet for sufficiency as to form does not extend to substantive matters
including, without limitation, determining compliance with the Missouri Constitution.”
ACLU v. Ashcroft, 577 S.W.3d 881, 892 (Mo App. 2019). The Secretary’s conclusion (in
September 2025) that Relators were not permitted to initiate a referendum on a bill that
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As there is no authority for Respondent to hold this case in abeyance, this Court could
issue its writ of prohibition requiring Respondent to lift the abeyance without concluding
that doing so would be an abuse of discretion. “A writ of prohibition is appropriate to
remedy an excess of authority . . . .” State ex rel. Monsanto Co. v. Mullen, 672 S.W.3d
235, 239 (Mo. banc 2023).
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had not been signed by the Governor is a matter of substance, not form. Ex. 10 at 368).
Indeed, the rejected form is completely identical to the approved form, differing only in
the dates of its submission and the Secretary’s approval. See Ex. 20 at 618-619. The
record is closed and a decision should be made.
As to the second question, nothing in the Constitution or statutes requires approval
as to form to predate a registered voter signing a referendum petition. Section 116.332.1
merely requires that a referendum sample sheet be submitted to the Secretary before
circulation. It does not require approval as to form before signatures may be gathered.
The Supreme Court has invalidated any such requirement as an unconstitutional
impediment to the people’s right to the referendum. No Bans on Choice v. Ashcroft, 638
S.W.3d 484, 492 (Mo. banc 2022).
E. This Case Is Not Moot and Hypothetical Future Events Are Irrelevant
Because an Exception to Mootness Will Apply
The issue here is not whether this case is currently moot. The mootness concept
that animated Respondent’s abeyance order is whether the case will become moot if the
Secretary concludes there are sufficient signatures without the 100,000. See Ex. 24 at
732. It will not. The Supreme Court addressed a remarkably similar issue a few years ago
in No Bans on Choice. The underlying issue there – as here – involved the Secretary of
State using procedural processes related to a referendum to shorten the available time to
collect signatures. Even when no signatures were submitted to the Secretary, the Supreme
Court concluded the rights at stake in the referendum process brought the case “squarely
within the mootness exception of ‘capable of repetition, yet evading review.’” 638 SW.3d
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at 490 n.9. Here, the signatures have been submitted and the controversy is live.
Respondent’s improper abeyance order is the only thing preventing it from being
resolved.
F. This Case Is Ripe and Even If It Were Not, Dismissal Would be the
Proper Course of Action
The Secretary has alternatively argued Respondent is correct to hold this case in
abeyance because the case is not ripe. The ripeness issues have been fully briefed to
Respondent, and he is simply refusing to rule. As explained to Respondent, this case is
unquestionably ripe in light of the Secretary’s refusal to even review one-third of the
signatures submitted. Ex. 29 at 768-776. At present, this is not a case “wherein adequate
relief can be afforded through an appeal.” State ex rel. Henderson v. Asel, 566 S.W.3d
596, 598 (Mo. banc 2019). Relators are entitled to relief because Respondent will not
decide this case so that a timely appeal can follow.
Even if Respondent were to agree this case is not ripe, the proper thing to do is to
dismiss the case, not hold it in abeyance. Dismissing the case for want of a justiciable
controversy will permit an appeal. Id. at 600 n.6 (dismissals in these circumstances are
“final and appealable”). In either event, withholding judgment is causing significant
prejudice to Relators, is inconsistent with the Constitution’s Open Courts provision, and
risks creating a need for emergency pre-election appeals that would not exist but for
Respondent’s improper abeyance order.
WHEREFORE, for the reasons set forth above and in the Petition
contemporaneously filed herewith, Relators request the Court:
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1. Issue its preliminary writ of prohibition directing Respondent to show cause
why the December 12, 2025 abeyance order should not be vacated and he should not be
directed to promptly enter a judgment;
2. Upon submission, make the writ permanent and direct Respondent to
vacate the December 12, 2025 abeyance order and direct Respondent to enter judgment
forthwith;
3. Grant such other and further relief as just and proper.
Respectfully Submitted,
STINSON LLP
/s/ Charles W. Hatfield
Charles W. Hatfield, #40363
Jeremy A. Root, #59451
Alexander C. Barrett, #68695
Alixandra S. Cossette, #68114
Greta M. Bax, #73354
230 West McCarty Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-636-6263 (phone)
573-636-6231 (fax)
chuck.hatfield@stinson.com
jeremy.root@stinson.com
alexander.barrett@stinson.com
alixandra.cossette@stinson.com
greta.bax@stinson.com
Attorneys for Relators
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI
MERRIE SUZANNE LUTHER, )
et al. )
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Appellants, )
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v. ) No. SC101412
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DENNY HOSKINS, )
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Respondent, )
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and )
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MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE )
COMMITTEE )
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Intervenor-Respondent. )
MOTION TO EXPEDITE APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS
Appellants Merrie Suzanne Luther, Kim Randolph Davis, Rebeca Amezuca-
Hogan, and Kenneth Lawrence Chumbley move this Court for an Order
expediting all proceedings in this appeal, including resolution of the merits. In
support, Movants state:
1. This matter involves Appellants’ challenge to the constitutionality of House
Bill 1 (2025) purporting to put in place a new congressional map for the
2026 election.
2. After a bench trial, the Trial Court entered its Judgment on December 9,
2025, finding in favor of Respondents. Thereafter, on December 15, 2025,
Appellants filed their notice of appeal.
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3. On December 19, 2025, pursuant to Rule 81.045, Appellants filed a Motion
to Shorten Time for the judgment to be made final.
4. On December 30, 2025, the trial court, on its own motion, deemed the
judgment to be final under Rule 81.045.
5. This case involves legislation adopted by the General Assembly on
September 12, 2025 governing which districts will be in place for the 2026
congressional election.
6. Candidate filing for 2026 general election opens on February 24, 2026. A
quick resolution to this matter prior to opening of candidate filing will
provide certainty to all parties involved in this matter, as well as the
general voting public, election officials, and candidates intending to file for
Congress.
7. There are currently at least 3 lawsuits pending in the lower courts
regarding HB 1.1 The outcome of this appeal could moot those lawsuits.
8. There are currently 3 lawsuits2 pending in the lower courts regarding a
proposed referendum on HB 1. The outcome of this appeal could moot
those lawsuits.
1 Healey et al., v. State, No. 2516-CV31273 (Jackson Cnty. 2025); Wise et al., v.
State, No. 2516-CV29597 (Jackson Cnty. 2025); NAACP, et al., v. Kehoe, et al., No.
25AC-CC06724 (Cole Cnty. 2025).
2 People Not Politicians v. Hoskins, No. 25AC-CC07128 (Cole Cnty. 2025); People
Not Politicians v. Hoskins, No. 25AC-CC08724 (Cole Cnty. 2025); Maggard et al.,
v. State, No. 25AC-CC09120 (Cole Cnty. 2025). There is also a writ proceeding
related to Case No. 25AC-CC07128. See State ex rel. People Not Politicians v.
Limbaugh, No. WD88522 (Mo. App. W.D. 2025).
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9. The outcome of a federal lawsuit may be affected by resolution of this
appeal. Missouri General Assembly, et al., v. von Glahn, et al., No. 4:25-
cv-01535 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 8, 2025).
10. No party will be prejudiced by an expedited schedule and resolution. The
issues here are purely legal and the record below was created on stipulated
facts and exhibits. The parties have already and recently briefed and
argued the very issues involved in this appeal and are, therefore, well-
suited to submit briefing and argument before this Court on an expedited
basis.
11. Movants respectfully request that the Court adopt a briefing and
submission schedule reflecting the need to resolve this matter prior to
candidate filing opening on February 25, 2026. To that end Movants
suggest that Appellants file their brief on January 12, 2026; Respondents
file their briefs on February 9, 2026 and Appellants file their reply brief on
February 16, 2026.
WHEREFORE, Movants respectfully request this Court enter its order
expediting appellate proceedings in this matter, adopting an expedited briefing
and final resolution timeline, and for such other relief as the Court deems proper.
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Respectfully submitted,
STINSON LLP
By:/s/ Alixandra S. Cossette
Charles W. Hatfield, No. 40363
Alixandra Cossette, No. 68114
Alexander C. Barrett, No. 68695
Greta M. Bax, No. 73354
230 W. McCarty Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Phone: (573) 636-6263
Facsimile: (573) 636-6231
chuck.hatfield@stinson.com
alix.cossette@stinson.com
alexander.barrett@stinson.com
greta.bax@stinson.com
MISSOURI VOTER
PROTECTION COALITION
Denise D. Lieberman, No. 47013
6047 Waterman Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 780-1833
denise@movpc.org
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 31st day of December, 2025, I electronically filed
the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court via the Court's electronic filing system
which sent notification to all counsel of record.
/s/ Alixandra S. Cossette
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
AT KANSAS CITY
TERRENCE WISE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v. Case No. 2516-CV29597
STATE OF MISSOURI, et al., Division 15
Defendants.
ELIZABETH HEALEY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v. Case No. 2516-CV31273
STATE OF MISSOURI, et al., Division 15
Defendants.
PLAINTIFFS’ SUGGESTIONS IN OPPOSITION TO STATE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO CONTINUE TRIAL SETTING
The Wise and Healey Plaintiffs oppose the motion to continue trial setting filed by the State
of Missouri and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins ( “State Defendants”), filed nearly two weeks
after this Court ordered the January 26, 2026 trial date for a four-day trial, and nearly three weeks
after State Defendants were provided notice of the January 26 trial date.
In opposition to State Defendants’ motion, Plaintiffs state as follows:
1. Time is of the essence in this case. Missouri’s candidate filing period for the 2026
primary elections opens on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. See § 115.349, RSMo. Trial in this matter
is scheduled to begin less than one month before that deadline. State Defendants now seek a
continuance of more than three weeks—one that would push the conclusion of trial to February
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20, just four days before candidate filings begin. Granting that request would seriously endanger
the opportunity for meaningful relief before the midterm elections.
2. Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of House Bill 1 (“HB 1”), a new mid-
decade congressional map intended to govern the 2026 general election.
3. The General Assembly adopted HB 1 during a special session in September 2025,
in contravention of Article III, Section 45’s prohibition on mid-decade redistricting and the General
Assembly’s consistent practice under that provision. Because the legislation was adopted just
months before election-related deadlines for the 2026 congressional election, Plaintiffs filed suit
immediately and sought expedited relief.
4. The Wise Plaintiffs filed their suit on September 12, 2025, the day the General
Assembly passed HB 1.
5. The Wise Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Scheduling Conference, Preliminary
Injunction Hearing, and Order Consolidating Separate Trial on Count I with Preliminary Injunction
Hearing and Suggestions in Support on September 19, 2025.
6. The Healey Plaintiffs filed their suit on September 28, the day the Governor signed
HB 1.
7. The Wise and Healey Plaintiffs both sought a preliminary injunction and
consolidated trial on the merits of their purely legal claim that HB 1 violates the Missouri
Constitution’s prohibition on mid-decennial congressional redistricting (Count I).
8. The Wise and Healey Plaintiffs also brought claims alleging that HB 1 violates the
Missouri Constitution’s compactness requirement for congressional maps (Count II). The Wise
Plaintiffs further allege that HB 1 violates the Missouri Constitution’s equal population
requirement (Count III) and contiguity requirement (Count IV) for congressional maps.
9. State Defendants subsequently filed motions to dismiss both sets of Plaintiffs’
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claims and refused to file responses to the Plaintiffs’ motions for a preliminary injunction in the
time required by the local rules. State Defendants filed the Motion to Dismiss in the Wise case on
September 19, 2025, and in the Healey case shortly thereafter.
10. On November 24, 2025, this Court held a hearing on those motions. During the
hearing, the Court discussed potential trial dates with the parties at length.
11. The Court indicated it would set trial on Count I for December 16, 2025.
12. The Court also indicated it would set a four-day trial on the remaining counts for
January 26 through January 29, 2026. The Court instructed the parties to work together to propose
a joint scheduling order as soon as possible.
13. During the hearing, counsel for the Jackson County Board of Election
Commissioners and the Kansas City Election Board noted that the filing period for congressional
candidates begins on February 24, 2026, and that implementing the congressional map ahead of
that deadline could take about four weeks.
14. Because of this discussion, all parties present at the hearing were on notice about
the time-sensitive nature of the trial setting.
15. State Defendants indicated at the November 24, 2025 hearing that they would check
on their preferred expert witness’s availability. However, in the nearly two weeks that followed,
State Defendants did not alert the other parties or the Court of any specific conflicts their expert
would have with the January 26, 2026 trial date.
16. On December 1, 2025, the Court entered an order setting a bench trial on Count I
for December 16, 2025, and on the remaining counts for January 26, 2026.
17. On December 4, 2026, Plaintiffs sent Defendants a proposed pretrial schedule for
the January 26, 2026 trial and requested the opportunity to meet and confer on the schedule. On
December 9, 2026, State Defendants informed Plaintiffs that their preferred expert might have a
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conflict with the January 26, 2026 trial date because of a two-to-three-week trial in another matter
that will also begin on January 26, 2026. State Defendants indicated that their preferred expert is
not expected to testify in that matter during the week of January 26, but instead would be observing
other witnesses testify on yet-to-be-determined dates. Based on State Defendants’ representation,
it is not at all clear that their preferred expert has a definite conflict. State Defendants do not yet
know which dates their witness plans to observe testimony in Mississippi, and it may well be
possible for their witness to participate in both trials.
18. Indeed, an obvious solution for this purported conflict is that the State Defendants’
preferred expert could simply read the rough trial transcripts for the days of testimony in the
Mississippi case that he would miss by being present for the trial in this case. That is commonly
how experts digest trial testimony in advance of their own testimony.
19. Plaintiffs made clear they are willing to work with State Defendants to
accommodate their preferred expert’s schedule within the trial dates set by the Court, but they do
not believe the availability of a single preferred expert should dictate the timing of trial. Plaintiffs
also raised the possibility of other, less disruptive alternatives, such as having State Defendants’
preferred expert observe the Mississippi trial remotely or testify remotely in this case, to which
State Defendants offered no clear answer. Even if State Defendants’ preferred expert is ultimately
unavailable, it would not be unreasonable under the circumstances for State Defendants to retain
an alternative expert who is available. State Defendants have made no showing that their preferred
expert is uniquely essential or that no other qualified expert is reasonably available.
20. On December 10, 2025, the Court entered an order denying State Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss. The Court stayed proceedings on Count I, canceled the December 16, 2025
trial on Count I, and specifically noted that “[t]he bench trial on the other counts remain set.”
21. On the evening of December 12, 2025, State Defendants informed Plaintiffs via
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email that they intended to file a motion to continue the trial to February 17, 2026, or a later date.
22. By taking nearly three weeks to confirm their preferred experts’ availability and to
communicate the issue to Plaintiffs and the Court, State Defendants have caused unnecessary delay
that prejudices Plaintiffs and jeopardizes the likelihood that a lawful map will be implemented in
the 2026 general election, regardless of the merits of Plaintiffs’ claims.
23. Had State Defendants diligently confirmed their preferred expert’s availability and
identified the conflict to Plaintiffs and the Court promptly, the parties could have considered
whether an earlier trial date might be amenable to the parties and their witnesses.
24. State Defendants’ failure to timely confirm their preferred experts’ availability
should not determine whether Plaintiffs can obtain effective relief in this case.
25. Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm if they are forced to vote under HB 1’s
unlawful map in the upcoming 2026 congressional elections.
26. Once an election occurs under an unlawful map, “there can be no do over and no
redress” for voters. League of Women Voters of U.S. v. Newby, 838 F.3d 1, 9 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
(quoting League of Women Voters of N.C. v. North Carolina, 769 F.3d 224, 247 (4th Cir. 2014)).
27. If trial on Counts II-IV does not occur in January 2026, it is highly likely that a
court would need to alter Missouri’s election deadlines in order to provide relief on those claims
ahead of the 2026 general election.
28. State Defendants have therefore failed to show good cause to continue the January
26, 2026 trial. See Rule 65.01 (permitting a continuance only “[f]or good cause shown”).
29. The Court should maintain the January 26, 2026 trial date. State Defendants are free
to retain an alternate expert witness. Or, if State Defendants intend to use the expert witness
appearing in Harris v. DeSoto County, No. 3:24-CV-289-GHD-RP (N.D. Miss. filed Sep. 12,
2024), Plaintiffs stand ready to coordinate with State Defendants to schedule that expert’s
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testimony within the January 26–29, 2026 trial during a time window that is least disruptive.
Alternately, Plaintiffs are willing to agree to the State Defendants’ preferred expert appearing
remotely during the trial, or stand ready to work with State Defendants to designate the expert’s
testimony via a videotaped trial deposition in lieu of live trial testimony. See Rule 57.07(a)
(“Depositions may be used in court for any purpose.”).
30. In the alternative, Plaintiffs request that the Court reset trial on Counts II-IV to
commence on an earlier date, such as January 20, 2026.
31. To the extent the Court is inclined to grant State Defendants’ request to reset trial
to a later date, State Defendants should be precluded from arguing that it is too late to effectuate
injunctive relief on Plaintiffs’ claims, and should be precluded from opposing this Court modifying
or postponing deadlines on the State's election calendar to effectuate relief in the event that
Plaintiffs prevail on the merits of this case.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request this Court deny State Defendants’ motion to continue and
maintain the January 26, 2026 trial or set trial for an earlier date.
Dated: December 15, 2025 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Gillian R. Wilcox /s/ J. Andrew Hirth
Gillian R. Wilcox, MO #61278 J. Andrew Hirth, #57807
Jason Orr, MO # 56607 TGH LITIGATION LLC
ACLU OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION 28 N. 8th St., Suite 200
406 W. 34th Street, Suite 420 Columbia, MO 65201
Kansas City, MO 64111 Telephone: (573) 256-2850
Telephone: (816) 470-9938 andy@tghlitigation.com
gwilcox@aclu-mo.org
Jorr@aclu-mo.org Abha Khanna*
ELIAS LAW GROUP LLP
Kristin M. Mulvey, MO # 76060 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100
Jonathan D. Schmid, MO # 74360 Seattle, WA 98101
ACLU OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION (206) 656-0177
906 Olive Street, Suite 1130 akhanna@elias.law
St. Louis, MO 63101
Telephone: (314) 652-3114
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kmulvey@aclu-mo.org Harleen Kaur Gambhir*
jschmid@aclu-mo.org Tina Meng Morrison*
Julianna D. Astarita*
Mark P. Gaber* ELIAS LAW GROUP LLP
Aseem Mulji* 250 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 400
Benjamin Phillips* Washington, D.C. 20001
Isaac DeSanto* Telephone: 202-968-4490
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER hgambhir@elias.law
1101 14th St NW Suite 400 tmengmorrison@elias.law
Washington, DC 20005 jastarita@elias.law
Telephone: (202) 736-2200
mgaber@campaignlegalcenter.org Attorneys for Healey Plaintiffs
amulji@campaignlegalcenter.org
bphillips@campaignlegalcenter.org
idesanto@campaignlegalcenter.org
Ming Cheung*
Dayton Campbell-Harris**
Sophia Lin Lakin**
ACLU FOUNDATION
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Telephone: (212) 549-2500
mcheung@aclu.org
dcampbell-harris@aclu.org
slakin@aclu.org
Attorneys for Wise Plaintiffs
*Admitted pro hac vice
** Pro hac vice forthcoming
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Certificate of Service
I certify that, on December 15, 2025, the foregoing was filed on the Missouri CaseNet e-filing
system, which will send notice to all counsel of record.
/s/ Gillian R. Wilcox
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI
JAKE MAGGARD et al., )
)
Plaintiffs, )
)
v. ) Case No. 25AC-CC09120
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STATE OF MISSOURI et al., )
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Defendants.
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PLAINTIFFS’ SUGGESTIONS IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND
CONSOLIDATION WITH HEARING ON MERITS
Pursuant to Rule 92.02(c), Mo. S. Ct. R., Plaintiffs Jake Maggard and Gregg
Lombardi move for a preliminary injunction. Additionally, pursuant to
Rule 92.02(c)(3), Plaintiffs request that the Court order that trial on the merits be
advanced and consolidated with the preliminary-injunction hearing.
INTRODUCTION
“The voters of Missouri first adopted a constitutional amendment
establishing the right of referendum more than 100 years ago,” “reserv[ing] a share
of the legislative power for themselves” and “ensur[ing] that ‘those who have no
access to or influence with elected representatives may take their cause directly to
the people.’” No Bans on Choice v. Ashcroft, 638 S.W.3d 484, 486, 489 (Mo. banc
2022) (quoting Missourians to Protect Initiative Process v. Blunt, 799 S.W.2d
824, 827 (Mo. banc 1990)). Because the People’s referendum power is meant “to
serve as a check on the legislature,” id. at 489, referred legislation is necessarily
suspended until a referendum vote occurs. This must be the rule; otherwise,
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referred legislation could take effect before the People have their say, vitiating the
referendum process and rendering these constitutional provisions decidedly
hollow.
Logic and precedent notwithstanding, Defendants have taken the position
that House Bill 1 (“HB1”)—an act creating new congressional districts in Missouri
that has been referred to the People for approval or rejection—is currently in effect,
and they intend to use its new map in the upcoming midterm elections. Defendants
are wrong: Upon the submission of 691 boxes of signed referendum petitions to
the Secretary of State’s office on December 9, 2025, HB1 was suspended as an
operation of law, and it remains so until either the referendum vote occurs or the
referendum is deemed insufficient or otherwise invalid. In the meantime, HB1’s
new congressional map cannot be used without violating the referendum
provisions of the Missouri Constitution. Immediate relief is therefore required to
vindicate the People’s referendum rights and prevent the imposition of irreparable
injury on Plaintiffs and all Missouri voters.
This case ultimately presents a narrow legal question and rests on only a few
undisputed, judicially noticeable facts. The issue is not how, whether, or when
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins verifies the 300,000-plus submitted signatures
under the referendum statutes; those decisions are up to him. Instead, the
dispositive question before the Court is straightforward: What is the status of HB1
in the meantime, while the signatures are being verified? Longstanding Missouri
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Supreme Court precedent and logic compel the same result. HB1 must be
suspended to preserve Missourians’ constitutional referendum powers.
BACKGROUND
On September 12, 2025, the General Assembly truly agreed to and finally
passed HB1, an act “to enact . . . twelve new sections relating to the composition of
congressional districts.” Ex. 3 (HB1, 103d Gen. Assemb., 1st Reg. Sess., 2d
Extraordinary Sess. (Mo. 2025)). HB1 redrew Missouri’s congressional map, with
the new districts to be “[e]ffective with the election of the 120th Congress.” Id. HB1
did not include an emergency clause affecting the People’s referendum rights. See
id.
Secretary Hoskins received a petition for referendum asking to refer HB1 to
voters for approval or rejection, which he denominated 2026-R004. Ex. 3
(Referendum for House Bill 1, 2026-R004, Mo. Sec’y of State, https://bit.ly/
49pbtD6 (last visited Jan. 13, 2025)).1 Secretary Hoskins certified the official ballot
title on November 13, 2025. Id. Because the special session that enacted HB1
adjourned on September 12, see Ex. 5 (Journal of the House, Mo. House of Reps.
(Sept. 12, 2025), https://bit.ly/45yvYek); Ex. 6 (Journal of the Senate, Mo. Sen.
(Sept. 12, 2025), https://bit.ly/4qKzBG2), supporters of 2026-R004 had 90 days—
1 Missouri courts can take judicial notice of government documents. See,
e.g., Schweich v. Nixon, 408 S.W.3d 769, 778 & n.11 (Mo. banc 2013) (per curiam);
Gershman Inv. Corp. v. Danforth, 475 S.W.2d 36, 37–38 & n.2 (Mo. banc 1971);
Brown v. Morris, 290 S.W.2d 160, 167–68 (Mo. banc 1956).
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until December 11—to submit approximately 107,000 signatures from 6 of
Missouri’s 8 congressional districts, see Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(a).
On December 9, 2025, the Secretary of State’s office received 691 boxes of
referendum petitions for HB1, e.g., Ex. 7 (128.345. Definitions., Revisor of Mo.,
https://bit.ly/451HbUG (last visited Jan. 13, 2026)); Ex. 8 (2026-R004 box
receipt); Ex. 9 (2026-R004 receipt form), which reportedly contained more than
300,000 signatures, e.g., Ex. 10 (David A. Lieb & Hannah Schoenbaum,
Opponents of Trump-Backed Redistricting in Missouri Submit a Petition to Force
a Public Vote, PBS News (Dec. 10, 2025), https://bit.ly/491AIKs). Secretary
Hoskins has not issued a certificate of insufficiency for 2026-R004 under Section
116.150(2), RSMo. See Ex. 3. Nevertheless, HB1 purportedly took effect on
December 11, 2025. See Ex. 11 (Chapter 128 Election of Electors and Electoral
Districts—Congressional Districts, Revisor of Mo., https://bit.ly/4qKzTg6 (last
visited Jan. 13, 2026)).
Plaintiffs are Jackson County residents and qualified Missouri voters. Ex. 1
¶ 3 (declaration of Jake Maggard); Ex. 2 ¶ 3 (declaration of Gregg Lombardi). They
are both residents of the Fifth Congressional District under Missouri’s 2022
redistricting map and, under HB1, would be relocated to the Fourth Congressional
District. Ex. 1 ¶ 4; Ex. 2 ¶ 4. And both signed the petition to refer HB1 to voters for
approval or rejection. Ex. 1 ¶ 5; Ex. 2 ¶ 5.
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ARGUMENT
Courts evaluating whether to grant preliminary relief consider “(1) the threat
of irreparable harm to the moving party; (2) balancing this harm with any injury
an injunction would inflict on other interested parties; (3) the moving party is
likely to prevail on the merits; and (4) the effect on the public interest.”
Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains v. State, No. SC
101176, 2025 WL 2346611, at *2 (Mo. banc Aug. 12, 2025) (citation modified).
Here, each of these factors weighs in favor of immediate injunctive relief.
I. Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits.
Under longstanding and well-settled authority, HB1 was suspended on
December 9, 2025, when Secretary Hoskins received 691 boxes of signed
referendum petitions. Plaintiffs are therefore likely to succeed on their claim that
HB1’s new congressional map is suspended and its use prior to the referendum
vote (or a final ruling that the referendum is invalid) violates the Missouri
Constitution.
A. It has long been the law that referred legislation is
suspended upon the submission of signed petitions.
Article III, Section 49 of the Missouri Constitution provides that “[t]he
people . . . reserve power to approve or reject by referendum any act of the general
assembly.” The referendum process is as follows:
A referendum may be ordered . . . by petitions signed by five percent
of the legal voters in each of two-thirds of the congressional districts
in the state . . . . Referendum petitions shall be filed with the secretary
of state not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the
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session of the general assembly which passed the bill on which the
referendum is demanded.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(a). Significantly, “[a]ny measure referred to the people
shall take effect when approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, and not
otherwise.” Id. art. III, § 52(b) (emphasis added). In practice, this means that,
once a referendum petition has received sufficient signatures to be
placed on the general election ballot, the referred measure is placed
before the people for their consideration as an original proposition;
the prior action by the General Assembly and the Governor on the
referred measure is suspended or annulled, and has no further legal
effect or consequence.
Stickler v. Ashcroft, 539 S.W.3d 702, 713 n.9 (Mo. App. W.D. 2017) (citation
modified). This rule ensures that referred legislation is not made effective before
the People exercise their right to approve or reject it, reflecting that the referendum
power is meant “to serve as a check on the legislature.” No Bans, 638 S.W.3d at
489 (citing State ex rel. Drain v. Becker, 240 S.W. 229, 230–31 (Mo. banc 1922)).
This principle is not new: For more than a century, the Missouri Supreme
Court has repeatedly emphasized that referred legislation is suspended—and
cannot go into effect—until voters give their approval. After all, if “the Legislature
may postpone the effective date of a law by an analogy of reasoning it must also
follow that the operation of a statute may be deferred by the invocation of the
referendum, for the exercise of legislative power by the people through the
referendum is simply a reservation to themselves of a share of the legislature
power.” State ex rel. Barrett v. Dallmeyer, 245 S.W. 1066, 1068 (Mo. banc 1922).
Accordingly—and, until now, uncontroversially—“the mere lodging of a timely,
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legal, and sufficient referendum petition with the Secretary of State is all that” must
be done to “halt[ ]” the “law affected”—“regardless of any affirmative act on the part
of the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.” State ex rel. Kemper v. Carter,
165 S.W. 773, 779 (Mo. banc 1914). The Supreme Court has emphasized that this
position is logical to the point of obviousness:
When we consider the primary object of the adoption of the
referendum and have regard to the evils which its friends had in mind
to correct by it, any view other than that it suspends the taking effect
of the act against which it is invoked till a vote be had is illogical and
well-nigh unthinkable.
Id. at 778.
Consistent with this authority, prior Secretaries of State and Attorneys
General have concluded that the suspension of referred legislation does not require
the issuance of a certificate of sufficiency by the Secretary of State. For example, in
2017, the office of then-Secretary Jay Ashcroft announced that Missouri’s right-to-
work law was suspended upon the submission of more than 300,000 signatures—
even though the office still needed to conduct verification and issue a certificate.
See Ex. 12 (Jo Mannies & Marshall Griffin, Missouri’s Right-to-Work Law
Suspended After Unions Turn in 300K Signatures for Statewide Vote, St. Louis
Pub. Radio (Aug. 18, 2017), https://bit.ly/4jDHElU). In support of this position,
“[t]he secretary of state’s office provided . . . an electronic image of a 1982
newspaper story which reported that then Secretary of State James Kirkpatrick
had determined [a] truck law was suspended after petition signatures were filed.”
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Ex. 13 (Ashley Byrd, Right to Work Law Appears Headed to a Public Votes as PR
Efforts Start to Appear, Missourinet (Aug. 29, 2017), https://bit.ly/3MQs3mD).
More than a century of consistent authority and practice notwithstanding,
Defendants now suggest that suspension of referred legislation occurs only when
the Secretary of State certifies a referendum petition as legally sufficient. See, e.g.,
Defs.’ Suggestions in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss (“MTD”) 13–14. Their motion to
dismiss cites no authority for this proposition, and little wonder—it risks the
vitiation of the People’s referendum rights.
The referendum process is carefully designed to ensure that referred
legislation does not go into effect until the People have their say. Consider the
timing of the process: “Referendum petitions shall be filed with the secretary of
state not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session of the
general assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum is demanded.”
Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(a). This ninety-day clock mirrors the effective date of
legislation. See id. art III, § 29 (“No law passed by the general assembly . . . shall
take effect until ninety days after the adjournment of the session . . . at which it
was enacted.” (emphasis added)). The interplay of these constitutional provisions
is apparent: Legislation goes into effect after ninety days unless a referendum
petition is timely submitted suspending its effectiveness.
This conclusion has the support not only of the constitutional text but also
intuition; simply put, it would make no sense for legislation to take effect only to
be later suspended pending a referendum. The Missouri Supreme Court held as
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much more than a half-century ago in a case involving a referred congressional
map, explaining that, if Section 52(a) allowed effective legislation to later be
suspended upon the submission of a referendum petition,
then great confusion will result and much mischief may ensue. . . .
To hold that § 52(a) has this effect would destroy the concept of the
referendum. [The p]urpose of referendum is to suspend or annul a law
which has not gone into effect and to provide the people a means of
giving expression to a legislative proposition, and require their
approval before it become operative as a law; and its purpose does
not intend to invalidate a law already operative. . . .
It seems clear that the intendment of the framers of the Constitution
was that all laws, except those declared non-referable, should be
subject to referendum if petitions to refer them were duly filed before
their effective date[.]
Moore, 250 S.W.2d at 706 (emphasis added) (citation modified). Referred
legislation must be suspended before it goes into effect; otherwise, the purpose of
the referendum process would be undermined (if not destroyed altogether).
Defendants’ position must therefore be rejected. The referendum statutes—
which, of course, cannot trump the constitutional right to referendum, see No
Bans, 638 S.W.3d at 492 (“The legislature must not be permitted to use procedural
formalities to interfere with or impede this constitutional right that is so integral
to Missouri’s democratic system of government.”)—give the Secretary of State until
“the thirteenth Tuesday prior to the general election or two weeks after the date
the election authority certifies the results of a petition verification . . . , whichever
is later,” to issue a certificate of sufficiency, § 116.150(3), RSMo. Applied here,
Secretary Hoskins has until August 4, 2026—primary day—to issue a certificate
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for the HB1 referendum. See MTD 13 & n.8. Section 116.150, RSMo, thus allows
the Secretary of State to certify a referendum long after the ninety-day default for
legislative effectiveness. And since legislation cannot be subject to referendum if it
has already gone into effect, suspension must occur before the deadline for the
issuance of a certificate of sufficiency—specifically, at the time a referendum
petition is submitted by the ninety-day constitutional deadline.2
This Court reached the same conclusion decades ago in a case involving the
aforementioned 1980s trucking legislation. The plaintiffs in Kaw Transport Co. v.
Whitmer, No. CV181-778CC (Cole Cnty. Cir. Ct. Sept. 29, 1981), argued that “a
certification process by the Secretary of State [was required] before the staying
effect of a referendum petition takes effect.” Ex. 14. The Court rejected the claim,
explaining in part that “[t]he right of the people of this State . . . by use of the
referendum process to stay the operation of legislative upon the happening of
certain events, and to submit that legislation to a vote of all the people is superior
to any right possessed by the plaintiffs.” Id. The Kaw Transport case was no
outlier: Missouri’s judiciary, including the Supreme Court, has repeatedly rejected
attempts to limit the People’s referendum power by manipulating timing and
process. See, e.g., No Bans, 638 S.W.3d at 492 (statutory prohibition on collecting
2 To the extent Section 116.150 or 116.130, RSMo, permits the Secretary of
State to delay suspension of a referred law until the issuance of a certificate of
sufficiency—and thus allows a referred law to go into effect—those statutes conflict
with Article III, Sections 49, 52(a), and 52(b) of the Missouri Constitution, at least
as applied to the facts here, and are unconstitutional.
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referendum-petition signatures prior to Secretary of State’s certification of official
ballot title was unconstitutional because it “interferes with and impedes”
constitutional right of referendum by unreasonably shortening timeframe for
petition circulation); Moore, 250 S.W.2d at 706 (“To construe § 52(a) to prohibit
referendum of laws made effective by § 29 would enable the general assembly to
defeat the purpose of 52(a) by passing bills and then recessing for thirty days or
more after prescribing by joint resolution that they should take effect ninety days
after the beginning of the recess.”).
None of this is to say that Secretary Hoskins has no recourse to unsuspend
HB1 (or any other referred legislation) if the submitted petitions are legally
insufficient. At the outset, his office could have “rejected [the petitions] as
insufficient” as soon as they were submitted if they were not “submitted in
accordance with this section, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors.”
§ 116.100, RSMo. He remains empowered to “examine the petition to determine
whether it complies with the Constitution of Missouri and with” the referendum
statutes, including by “verify[ing] the signatures on the petition by use of random
sampling . . . . of five percent of the signatures”; “[i]f the random sample
verification establishes that the number of valid signatures is less than ninety
percent of the number of qualified voters needed to find the petition sufficient in a
congressional district, the petition shall be deemed to have failed to qualify in that
district.” § 116.120(1)–(2), RSM0. He “may send copies of petition pages to election
authorities to verify that the persons whose names are listed as signers to the
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petition are registered voters. Such verification may either be of each signature or
by random sampling[.]” § 116.130(1), RSMo. He retains “authority not to count
signatures on initiative or referendum petitions which are, in his opinion, forged
or fraudulent signatures.” § 116.140, RSMo. And, at any time, “[i]f the secretary of
state finds the petition insufficient, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate
stating the reason for the insufficiency.” § 116.150(2), RSMo. The occurrence and
timing of these safeguards are left to the Secretary of State’s discretion, and they
serve as a check on the automatic suspension of referred legislation.3 But until they
are invoked (and, of course, the process for judicial review is allowed to take its
course, see MTD 18–19), referred legislation is suspended.
B. HB1 is now suspended as an operation of law.
Given this precedent, and the importance of preserving the People’s
referendum power, HB1 is now suspended—full stop. As the Revisor reports, the
Secretary of State’s office received 691 boxes of referendum petitions for HB1 on
December 9, 2025. Ex. 7. Upon that submission, HB1 was “halted” as a matter of
law. Kemper, 165 S.W. at 779. Nothing further is required to effectuate HB1’s
3 The Legislature also has a check: A referendum may not be ordered “as to
laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety,
and laws making appropriations for the current expenses of the state government,
for the maintenance of state institutions and for the support of public schools.” Mo.
Const. art. III, § 52(a); see also id. art. III, § 29 (provision that laws cannot take
effect fewer than ninety days after legislative adjournment does not apply to
appropriation acts or emergency legislation). HB1, for its part, does not implicate
any of these exceptions.
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suspension—not the Secretary of State’s issuance of a certificate of sufficiency
under Section 116.150, RSMo, or anything else.
Notably, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway initially adopted this
longstanding, commonsense position. In a federal-court complaint challenging the
constitutionality of the HB1 referendum, she cited Article III, Section 52(b) of the
Missouri Constitution to explain that, “[i]f a referendum petition gains enough
signatures to qualify for a vote before the people, the challenged law is frozen
pending the public vote. Thus, the General Assembly loses its authority over
redistricting pending that public vote.” Complaint ¶ 48, Mo. Gen. Assembly v. Von
Glahn, No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Oct. 15, 2025), ECF No. 1 (citation
modified). The Missouri Director of Elections agreed in a sworn declaration. See
Declaration of Chrissy Peters in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary
Injunction ¶ 20, Mo. Gen. Assembly, No. 4:25-cv-01535-ZMB (E.D. Mo. Oct. 15,
2025), ECF No. 3-1 (“[I]f [referendum organizers] succeed in collecting the
necessary signatures, the Missouri Constitution will prevent the new map from
taking effect until a referendum occurs.”).
Although Secretary Hoskins has myriad tools to review the HB1 petitions for
sufficiency and may find the referendum invalid at any time, see supra pp.11–12,
this has not occurred. No certificate of insufficiency has issued; nor has 2026-R004
been otherwise deemed noncompliant. HB1 is therefore suspended.4
4 Plaintiffs’ underlying petition requested that use of HB1’s congressional
map be enjoined “until voters approve or reject it through the constitutional
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Defendants, however, are nevertheless treating HB1 as though it is in effect.
See, e.g., Ex. 11 (listing effective date of December 11, 2025, for statutes created
and amended by HB1). This position is wrong as a matter of law, and Plaintiffs are
therefore likely to succeed on their claim that Defendants are currently violating
the Missouri Constitution.
II. Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm absent injunctive relief.
The equities further support Plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.
Plaintiffs (and all Missouri voters) will suffer irreparable harm absent
immediate judicial intervention because “being subject to an unconstitutional
statute, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable
injury.” Rebman v. Parson, 576 S.W.3d 605, 612 (Mo. banc 2019) (citation
modified). Here, both Plaintiffs signed the petition to refer HB1 to the People for
approval or rejection. Ex. 1 ¶ 5; Ex. 2 ¶ 5. Allowing HB1 to take effect
notwithstanding this referral would “serve[ ] as an end run around the
constitutionally protected right of the people of Missouri” to approve or reject
legislation, denying them their constitutional prerogative and imposing a clear and
referendum process.” Pet. for Declaratory J. & Injunctive Relief 9. Their use of the
phrase “constitutional referendum process” naturally presupposed a legally
compliant referendum process; Plaintiffs do not seek to enjoin HB1 indefinitely
even if the 2026-R004 vote is foreclosed as a matter of law. Nor do they seek to
prevent Secretary Hoskins from making a decision about certification. But since
Defendants have misconstrued this nuance, see MTD 17–21, Plaintiffs offer this
clarification and have amended their requested relief to reflect it, see infra p. 19.
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irreparable injury. Earth Island Inst. v. Union Elec. Co., 456 S.W.3d 27, 34 (Mo.
banc 2015).
Moreover, HB1 has been prematurely codified, see Ex. 11, and Defendants
have indicated their intent to use HB1’s new congressional map in the upcoming
elections, see, e.g., Ex. 10 (“Republican Attorney General Catherine Hanaway
issued a statement saying the new House districts took effect Tuesday and will
remain in place unless Hoskins determines the referendum petition is
constitutional and contains sufficient signatures.”). Although this statement from
Attorney General Hanaway left open the possibility that HB1 could be suspended
after Secretary Hoskins issues a certificate of sufficiency, Secretary Hoskins has
until August to do so, see § 116.150(1), RSMo, and has stated publicly that the
certification process will likely take “a significant amount of time,” Ex. 15 (Alisa
Nelson, When Does Missouri’s New Congressional Map Take Effect? That
Depends on Who You Ask, Missourinet (Dec. 10, 2025), https://bit.ly/4apTGwH).5
5 Defendants suggest that “Plaintiffs never explain why delay would affect
their ability to vote on a referendum of HB1 before the HB1 maps govern a
congressional election.” MTD 17. Here is an explanation: Secretary Hoskins has
until August 4, 2026, to complete the sufficiency-review process under § 116.150,
RSMo—the same day as the 2026 primary election. See MTD 13 & n.8. A prolonged
verification process is hardly unthinkable, as Secretary Hoskins has “promised a
‘slow and steady’ review of the signatures” and told the Associated Press he would
“do everything [he] can to protect . . . the map the General Assembly passed.” Ex.
10. And just one week ago Attorney General Hanaway echoed this sentiment while
relying on her (erroneous) opinion that HB1 is currently in effect: “As long as the
status quo is the new map[ ], delay works in our favor.” Missouri Attorney General,
Catherine Hanaway - Live at the Capitol, at 07:20, NewsTalkSTL (Jan. 7, 2026),
https://bit.ly/4qU6ws7.
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But time is of the essence: The filing period for congressional candidates begins on
February 24, 2026, see § 115.349(2), RSMo, meaning the contours of Missouri’s
operative congressional map must be clarified—and Defendants’ erroneous
interpretation of the referendum laws must be corrected—as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the People’s referendum rights will be subject to another legal
impediment: “the Purcell principle,” which “requires courts to favor the status quo
in a legal dispute during the lead-up to an election.” MTD 17 (footnote omitted)
(citing Purcell v. Gonazalez, 549 U.S. 1 (2006) (per curiam)).
Simply put, by the time Secretary Hoskins finishes his review, it could be too
late to revert to Missouri’s prior 2022 congressional map—meaning that HB1’s new
map will be used in the 2026 midterms. And given that HB1 is suspended pursuant
to the People’s referendum rights, use of the HB1 map before a valid referendum
vote occurs would violate the Missouri Constitution. As soon as an election occurs
under HB1’s (legally suspended) congressional map, irreparable harm will be
imposed because “there can be no do-over and no redress. The injury to [ ] voters
is real and completely irreparable if nothing is done to enjoin” an unconstitutional
map. League of Women Voters of N.C. v. North Carolina, 769 F.3d 224, 247 (4th
Cir. 2014).
Clearly, no “monetary remedies can[ ] provide adequate compensation for
[such] improper conduct.” Glenn v. City of Grant City, 69 S.W.3d 126, 130 (Mo.
App. W.D. 2002) (citation modified). Plaintiffs will therefore be irreparably
harmed absent immediate injunctive relief. And because Plaintiffs have “shown a
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likely violation” of fundamental rights, “the other requirements for obtaining a
preliminary injunction are generally deemed to have been satisfied.” Willson v.
City of Bel-Nor, 924 F.3d 995, 999 (8th Cir. 2019) (citation modified).6
III. The balance of harms and public interest support injunctive
relief.
The balance of harms and public interest merge when the government is the
nonmoving party, see Ass’n for Accessible Meds. v. Ellison, 140 F.4th 957, 961 (8th
Cir. 2025), and here, both factors weigh strongly in favor of immediate relief.
The government has charted an unconstitutional course: implementing
HB1’s new congressional map for the upcoming midterm elections
notwithstanding the legislation’s suspension. Enjoining this unlawful conduct will
impose no injury on Defendants because “a state is in no way harmed by issuance
of a preliminary injunction which prevents the state from enforcing [laws] likely to
be found unconstitutional.” Giovani Carandola, Ltd. v. Bason, 303 F.3d 507, 521
(4th Cir. 2002) (citation modified); see also, e.g., United States v. Alabama, 691
F.3d 1269, 1301 (11th Cir. 2012) (“[W]e discern no harm from the state’s
nonenforcement of invalid legislation.”). In contrast, it is “always in the public
interest to protect constitutional rights,” Ass’n for Accessible Meds., 140 F.4th at
961 (citation modified), and, given that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the
merits, injunctive relief will preserve Plaintiffs’ and all Missourians’ referendum
6 Missouri courts “rel[y] on federal law . . . in setting forth the standard for
issuing preliminary injunctive relief.” Comprehensive Health, 2025 WL 2346611,
at *2.
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and voting rights, see Phelps-Roper v. Nixon, 545 F.3d 685, 690 (8th Cir. 2008)
(where constitutional rights are concerned, “the determination of where the public
interest lies [ ] is dependent on the determination of the likelihood of success on
the merits”), overruled on other grounds, Phelps-Roper v. City of Manchester, 697
F.3d 678 (8th Cir. 2012).
IV. The Court should advance and consolidate trial on the merits
with the preliminary-injunction hearing.
Finally, the Court should advance and consolidate trial on the merits with
the preliminary-injunction hearing under Rule 92.02(c)(3), Mo. S. Ct. R., which
provides that “[a]t any time the Court may order the trial of the action on the merits
to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing of the application for a
preliminary injunction.”
The Court may order consolidation “for whatever reason the judge may find
suitable.” Est. of Hutchison v. Massood, 494 S.W.3d 595, 605 (Mo. App. W.D.
2016) (quoting State ex rel. Cohen v. Riley, 994 S.W.2d 546, 550 (Mo. banc 1999)
(Wolff, J., concurring)). “An order accelerating the trial on the merits and
consolidating it with the preliminary injunction hearing must be clear and
unambiguous,” Cohen, 994 S.W.2d at 548, and “must be given in sufficient time to
afford a litigant a reasonable opportunity to marshal, and present, its evidence,”
Hutchison, 494 S.W.3d at 602 (citation modified). “Such a ruling may occur before
or, conceivably, after the beginning of, the preliminary hearing,” but it must be
“made explicitly.” Id. at 605 (citation modified).
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Here, expedited resolution on the merits is readily justified. This case
presents a purely legal question that can be fully adjudicated using judicially
noticeable facts.7 No further factual determination is required—meaning no
discovery, evidentiary development, or delay is needed to facilitate a merits ruling.
Advancing and consolidating trial on the merits with the preliminary-injunction
hearing will thus promote judicial economy by resolving the predicate legal
question of HB1’s suspension in one stroke. Final resolution of this legal question
in an expedited manner will also allow the Court to enter permanent injunctive
relief and judgment quickly, which is necessary given the time-sensitive nature of
this proceeding (the upcoming candidate-filing period in particular, see supra
pp.15–16) and the potential for appellate review.
CONCLUSION
For these reasons, Plaintiffs are entitled to a preliminary injunction. They
respectfully request that the Court grant this motion and issue an order
preliminarily enjoining Defendants, including their officers, agents, servants,
employees, attorneys, and all those persons in active concert or participation with
them, from using HB1’s congressional map until voters approve or reject it through
the constitutional referendum process (or the referendum is finally ruled
noncompliant or otherwise invalid).
7 While this motion cites news articles for context and to satisfy the equitable
factors for preliminary injunctive relief, the merits of Plaintiffs’ sole claim can be
adjudicated using only caselaw and government documents—all amenable to
judicial notice. See supra note 1.
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Respectfully submitted,
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
s/ Tori Schafer
Tori Schafer, No. 74359
Jonathan D. Schmid, No. 74360
906 Olive Street, Suite 1130
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 652-3114
tschafer@aclu-mo.org
jschmid@aclu-mo.org
PERKINS COIE LLP
Kevin J. Hamilton*
Matthew P. Gordon*
Jonathan P. Hawley*
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 4200
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 359-8000
KHamilton@perkinscoie.com
MGordon@perkinscoie.com
JHawley@perkinscoie.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs
*Pro hac vice
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on January 14, 2026, a true and correct copy of the
above was filed with the Court’s electronic filing system to be served by electronic
methods on counsel for all parties entered in the case.
s/ Tori Schafer
Attorney for Plaintiffs
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IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI
JAKE MAGGARD, ET AL. )
)
Appellant, )
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v. ) Cause No. SC101581
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STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL., )
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Respondent. )
APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY
STATE OF MISSOURI
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DIVISION 1
THE HONORABLE BRIAN K. STUMPE
CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 25AC-CC09120
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE BRIANNA LENNON
COUNTY CLERK & ELECTION AUTHORITY OF BOONE COUNTY
IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS
NINA MCDONNELL MICHAEL A. WOLFF
Missouri Bar No. 71283 Missouri Bar No. 27633
McDonnell Appeals, LLC Wolff Law LLC
222 S. Central Ave., Suite 301 77 Aberdeen Pl.
Clayton, MO 63105 St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 896-4009 (314) 691-4377
nina@mcdonnellappeals.com mike@wolff-law.com
ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ............................................................................3
IDENTITY AND INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE ....................................6
STATEMENT OF CONSENT .........................................................................7
ARGUMENT ....................................................................................................8
I. The State’s deviation from longstanding historical
precedent poses practical challenges in the short term and
represents a threat to democracy in the long term ..................8
A. The Secretary of State’s actions deviate from
settled historical practice ................................................8
B. Delaying certification of the referendum petition
will have serious practical consequences for
election administration....................................................11
C. Upsetting settled expectations after citizens make
their voices heard is bad for democracy..........................14
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 18
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND COMPLIANCE ................................. 20
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CASES
State ex rel. Kemper v. Carter,
165 S.W. 773 (Mo. 1914) ................................................................. 9, 11
State ex inf. McKittrick ex rel. Ham v. Kirby,
163 S.W.2d 990 (Mo. banc 1942) ........................................................ 10
State ex rel. Jones v. Atterbury,
300 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. banc 1957) ........................................................ 10
STATUTES
58 U.S.C. § 20302(a)(8)(A) ............................................................................ 12
RULES
Rule 84.05 .........................................................................................................7
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
Mo. Const., art. III, sec. 52(b) ..................................................................... 8, 9
OTHER SOURCES
Gregg Palermo, Referendum backers say they have enough validated
signatures, push Mo. Secretary of State for decision, Spectrum News
(Mar. 6, 2026), https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/stlouis/news/
2026/03/05/missouri-redistricting-fight. ................................................ 7
Summer Ballentine, Unions Deliver Signatures to Block Right-to-Work in
Missouri, Associated Press (Aug. 18, 2017), https://apnews.com/mo-
state-wire-b8f048a4e14445f6bfa744f444c19591(last visited Apr. 9,
2026) .......................................................................................................... 9
Jason Hancock, Missouri officials defy decades of precedent in bid to block
gerrymandering referendum, Missouri Independent
(Dec. 16, 2025), https://missouriindependent.com/2025/12/16/
missouri-officials-defy-decades-of-precedent-in-bid-to-block
gerrymandering-referendum/ ............................................................... 10
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Jason Hancock, On the GOP’s agenda: making it harder for Missouri
voters to put issues on the ballot, The Kansas City Star
(Mar. 21, 2019), https://www.kansascity.com/news/
politics-government/article228588309.html ....................................... 11
Jim Willis, Trucking Firms Sue to Put New Bill Into Effect, Daily
American Republic, Sep. 29, 1981........................................................ 10
Letter from the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election
Authorities to the Speaker of the House (Aug. 27, 2025),
https://www.missourinet.com/2025/09/15/missouris-new-
congressional-map-could-complicate-midterm-
voting-clerks-warn/ ................................................................................ 12
About the Boone County Clerk, https://www.boonemo.gov/clerk/bio.asp
(last visited April 7, 2026)..................................................................... 14
Michael G. Miller, et al., The Disparate and Durable Effects of Mail
Voting Restrictions: Evidence from Texas, J. POL. (forthcoming),
https://doi.org/10.1086/737439 ........................................................... 15
Donald Moynihan, Understanding Elections from an Administrative
Burden Perspective: Making Participation Easy by Minimizing
Unnecessary Barriers, Institute for Responsive Government
(Sept. 13, 2023), https://responsivegov.org/research/
understanding-elections-from-an-administrative-burden-
perspective-making-participation-easy-by-minimizing-
unnecessary-barriers .......................................................................... 16
James A. Gardner, Essay: Democratic Legitimacy Under Conditions of
Severely Depressed Voter Turnout, U. Chi. L. Rev. Online,
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archive/
democratic-legitimacy-under-conditions-severely-depressed
-voter-turnout (last visited, Apr. 7, 2026).......................................... 16
Ian Vandewalker, Digital Disinformation and Vote Suppression,
Brennan Center for Justice, (Sept. 2, 2026),
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/
digital-disinformation-and-vote-suppression .................................... 16
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Grace Gordon et al., The Dangers of Partisan Incentives for Election
Officials, Bipartisan Policy Center (Apr. 6, 2022),
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/the-dangers-of-partisan-
incentives-for-election-officials/.......................................................... 17
Travis Zimpfer, Greitens Signs Right-to Work Bill into Law, Marking
Turning Point for Missouri Organized Labor, The Missouri Times
(Feb. 6, 2017), https://themissouritimes.com/greitens-
signs-right-work-bill-law-marking-turning-point-missouri-
organized-labor/ .................................................................................. 17
2025–2026 OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 57,
https://www.sos.mo.gov/bluebook/2025-2026 .................................... 17
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IDENTITY AND INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE
Amicus Brianna Lennon is the elected County Clerk and Election
Authority of Boone County, Missouri, where she has served since 2019. She
previously worked in the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office as the Deputy
Director of Elections and the first coordinator of its Election Integrity Unit.
In her capacity as the County Clerk and Election Authority of Boone County,
amicus is responsible for administering elections for over 125,000 voters,
managing voter registration and voter list maintenance, and establishing
precincts in accordance with Boone County’s political subdivision district
boundaries.
Amicus teaches Election Law as an Adjunct at the University of
Missouri School of Law and created and co-hosts a national-award winning
election administration podcast, High Turnout Wide Margins. These
professional experiences give amicus unique insight into the administrative
demands associated with preparing for an election.
However this case is decided, amicus will do everything in her power to
administer orderly elections on August 4, 2026, and November 3, 2026. She
has no doubt that her fellow local election officials will do the same. But
amicus believes that effective election administration will become much
harder if this Court permits the Secretary of State to deviate from historical
practice by refusing to suspend the legislature’s most recent Congressional
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redistricting plan, HB1, upon receiving enough signed petitions to trigger a
voter referendum. Allowing the August primary to be conducted using
districts that are likely to be stayed upon the referendum’s certification—
which could occur a matter of weeks before the August primary 1—will result
in chaos, confusion, and unnecessary expense. Amicus submits this brief in
support of Plaintiffs-Appellants urging this Court to carefully consider the
practical consequences for local election officials of refusing to suspend HB1
in a manner consistent with longstanding practice.
STATEMENT OF CONSENT
This brief is filed under Rule 84.05(f). The parties consented to the
filing of this brief in writing on April 10, 2026. Rule 84.05(f)(2).
1 See Gregg Palermo, Referendum backers say they have enough validated
signatures, push Mo. Secretary of State for decision, Spectrum News (Mar. 6,
2026), available at https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-
louis/news/2026/03/05/missouri-redistricting-fight.
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ARGUMENT
I. The State’s deviation from longstanding historical precedent
poses practical challenges in the short term and represents a
threat to democracy in the long term
The Secretary of State’s interpretation of Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(b)
upsets longstanding precedent and represents a pronounced shift in
Missouri’s popular referendum process. It creates significant logistical
challenges for elections officials by injecting uncertainty into the districting
and ballot preparation processes in the heat of an election year. It also
creates a serious risk of voter confusion and frustration arising from a post
hoc change to the referendum process, issues that will only be exacerbated if
voters come to view the process as open to partisan influence. Those concerns
may ultimately lead to diminished faith and decreased participation in
Missouri’s democracy.
A. The Secretary of State’s actions deviate from settled
historical practice
Previous Secretaries of State confronted with the exact circumstances
presented here have adhered to a settled rule: they suspended a pending law
immediately upon receipt of petitions that appeared to bear the requisite
number of signatures to trigger a voter referendum. This approach is entirely
consistent with the plain meaning of the Missouri Constitution, which
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provides that “[a]ny measure referred to the people shall take effect when
approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, and not otherwise.” Mo.
Const. art. III, § 52(b). This Court confirmed as much more than a century
ago. See State ex rel. Kemper v. Carter, 165 S.W. 773, 778 (Mo. banc 1914)
(“When we consider the primary object of the adoption of the referendum and
have regard to the evils which its friends had in mind to correct by it, any
view other than that it suspends the taking effect of the act against which it
is invoked till a vote be had is illogical and well-nigh unthinkable.”). As
amicus began preparing for the upcoming election cycle, she had no reason to
believe this year’s referendum process would unfold any differently.
Elected officials across the political spectrum have long shared this
same understanding. In 2018, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican,
immediately suspended a right-to-work law upon receiving over 300,000
referendum petitions. 2 His spokeswoman explained that the right-to-work
law would remain suspended throughout the signature certification process,
which local election officials were given over 10 weeks to complete. 3
2 See Summer Ballentine, Unions Deliver Signatures to Block Right-to-Work
in Missouri, Associated Press (Aug. 18, 2017) available
https://apnews.com/mo-state-wire-b8f048a4e14445f6bfa744f444c19591 (last
visited Apr. 9, 2026).
3 Id.
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Similarly, in 1981, Secretary of State John Kirkpatrick, a Democrat,
“automatically suspended” a law rolling back restrictions on trucks when he
received referendum petitions containing 165,000 signatures, before
completing signature review and certification. 4
Against the backdrop of this bipartisan consensus, the current
Secretary of State’s refusal to suspend HB1 is unprecedented. 5 This
consensus is particularly important because consistent custom and usage
“carries with it much persuasive authority” in Missouri constitutional
interpretation. State ex inf. McKittrick ex rel. Ham v. Kirby, 163 S.W.2d 990,
996 (Mo. banc 1942). The “interpretation placed upon a constitutional
provision may be taken into consideration by the courts as persuasive of what
was intended where an ambiguity exists.” State ex rel. Jones v. Atterbury. 300
S.W.2d 806, 817 (Mo. banc 1957).
If the current Secretary does not like the referendum process, he can do
what his predecessor did: adhere to it, then advocate for changes later in the
4 See Jim Willis, Trucking Firms Sue to Put New Bill Into Effect, Daily
American Republic (Sep. 29, 1981).
5 Jason Hancock, Missouri officials defy decades of precedent in bid to block
gerrymandering referendum, Missouri Independent (Dec. 16, 2025), available
at https://missouriindependent.com/2025/12/16/missouri-officials-defy-
decades-of-precedent-in-bid-to-block-gerrymandering-referendum/.
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proper forums. Secretary Ashcroft, believing that the initiative and
referendum process had “gotten out of hand,” supported “a spate of
Republican-backed bills in the Missouri House intended to cut down on
initiative petitions and make it harder for them to win approval at the ballot
box.” 6 But changing the referendum process sua sponte is not a permissible
way for the Secretary to register his disagreement with that process or its
outcome. In so doing, the Secretary is ignoring “[t]he fact that the people of
the state reserved to themselves the right to say whether an act of the
Legislature should ever become an effective law.” State ex rel. Kemper v.
Carter, 165 S.W. 773, 778 (Mo. banc 1914).
B. Delaying certification of the referendum petition will have
serious practical consequences for election administration
The Secretary of State may be responsible for overseeing elections in
Missouri, but it is local election officials like amicus who will be forced to deal
with the consequences of his unprecedented refusal to suspend HB1. In
Missouri, all voter registration data—including districts, precincts,
addresses, and assigned ballot styles—is housed in the statewide voter
registration database known as the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration
6 Jason Hancock, On the GOP’s agenda: making it harder for Missouri voters
to put issues on the ballot, The Kansas City Star (Mar. 31, 2019), available at
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article228588309.html.
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System (“MCVR”). While MCVR’s technical infrastructure is maintained by
the Secretary of State’s office, county-level election officials are responsible
for inputting and editing data within the system. Accordingly, it is county-
level election officials, not the Secretary of State, who must make updates
after redistricting occurs.
Once new district lines are enacted, the Secretary of State’s Office
provides raw Geographic Information System (“GIS”) data files to local
election officials. These files create the basis for the new districts. Yet local
election offices cannot simply import these maps into MCVR to assign voters
to their new districts. Instead, preparing new district maps “requires local
election authorities to manually adjust districts on a street-by-street and
house-by-house basis because GIS integration is not available currently [in
MCVR].” 7 Election officials must complete this “time-intensive” process
before they can start creating and assigning ballots to individual voters. 8
Thus, until the Court rules in this case, election officials cannot create the
7 Letter from the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election
Authorities to the Speaker of the House (Aug. 27, 2025), available at
https://www.missourinet.com/2025/09/15/missouris-new-congressional-map-
could-complicate-midterm-voting-clerks-warn/.
8 Id.
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election in MCVR nor create ballots for voters to cast in the August Primary
Election.
Typically, the last possible time for a local election official to establish new
districts for an election is the ninth Tuesday before an election. That's
because the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(“UOCAVA”) requires clerks to send military and overseas voters their ballots
no later than 45 days before an election. 58 U.S.C. § 20302(a)(8)(A). To meet
this deadline, clerks must first create, proof, print, and package UOCAVA
ballots—which, in turn, requires clerks to know the district boundary lines so
that they can prepare ballots with the correct races and candidates. 9
If the Secretary had immediately suspended HB1 consistent with
longstanding practice, the popular referendum process would not have
interfered with the ballot preparation process. There was, and there still
would be, plenty of time to prepare UOCAVA ballots using the preexisting
district boundary lines. Instead, by departing from this practice, and inviting
litigation, the Secretary has left clerks in the dark. As it stands, clerks have
no way of knowing which set of districts they will ultimately need to use
9 This timeline all supposes that the Secretary will create a district
“definition” within the MCVR so that elections officials can tie voters to the
2025 Congressional districts. If the Secretary does not create this “definition,”
downstream technical issues may occur.
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when administering the upcoming elections: the Secretary could allow HB1 to
remain in effect through the primary and then suspend it before the general.
In that circumstance, administering an election using legally valid districts
will be complicated and costly. This uncertainty is an unnecessary byproduct
of the Secretary’s unwarranted decision to depart from a referendum process
that has served Missourians well for decades. 10
C. Upsetting settled expectations after citizens make their
voices heard is bad for democracy
Another consequence of the Secretary’s inaction is that clerks will need
to expend time and resources to address voter confusion arising from his
departure from settled practice. Local elections officials will likely field an
increased number of calls from concerned voters who may be unsure if they
have received the correct ballot. Clerks in counties that encompass multiple
10 While navigating all of this, ballot preparation isn’t the only thing clerks
will be doing. While they work to meet the UOCAVA ballot deadline, they
will also be managing other responsibilities, including delivering vital
services to Missourians. For example, amicus’s duties include “keeping
accurate records of the orders, rules, and proceedings of the County
Commission[,] . . . administering the Records Management budget,” issuing
merchant and liquor licenses for the county, and managing railroad and
utility taxes. About the Boone County Clerk, available at
https://www.boonemo.gov/clerk/bio.asp (last visited April 7, 2026).
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Congressional districts may need to make last-minute changes to polling
locations because of shifts in district boundary lines, causing confusion for
voters as they head out to the polls. This fear is borne out by amicus’s own
professional experiences: whenever there are changes to any aspect of the
election administration process, clerks end up spending more time educating
voters and assuaging their concerns. On Election Day, this can result in
longer lines for voters.
Moreover, opaque changes to settled procedural rules can undermine
voter turnout and diminish trust in neutral, nonpartisan election
administration. Voters who signed the HB1 referendum petition had every
expectation, based on longstanding practice, that by signing they were
effectively voting to immediately suspend HB1. Now, for reasons that are
difficult to discern, the rules have changed, giving voters reason to question
the value of participating in Missouri’s democracy.
Indeed, research indicates that a voter’s negative experience in one
election reduces the likelihood that they will turn out to vote in the next. 11
Research also indicates that voters who experience a higher “administrative
burden” (i.e., having to learn new rules and navigate unfamiliar processes),
11 See, e.g., Michael G. Miller et al., The Disparate and Durable Effects of
Mail Voting Restrictions: Evidence from Texas, J. POL. (forthcoming)
(manuscript at 3, 10), https://doi.org/10.1086/737439.
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are less likely to vote, an effect that persists in subsequent elections. 12 Voters
may be deterred tomorrow because of interference with their settled
expectations today. Last minute changes in how elections are administered
can themselves cause confusion and chaos that allows election mis- and dis-
information to metastasize. 13 If the Court sides with the Secretary and
endorses a departure from settled practice after voters sought to avail
themselves of that practice, the result may be confusion, reduced democratic
participation, and a loss of faith in Missouri’s electoral system.
The Secretary’s position also exposes the historically nonpartisan
administration of referenda in Missouri to the possibility of partisan
12 See, e.g., Donald Moynihan, Understanding Elections from an
Administrative Burden Perspective: Making Participation Easy by
Minimizing Unnecessary Barriers, Institute for Responsive Government
(Sept. 13, 2023), https://responsivegov.org/research/understanding-elections-
from-an-administrative-burden-perspective-making-participation-easy-by-
minimizing-unnecessary-barriers.
13 See, e.g., James A. Gardner, Essay: Democratic Legitimacy Under
Conditions of Severely Depressed Voter Turnout, U. CHI. L. REV.,
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archive/democratic-legitimacy-under-
conditions-severely-depressed-voter-turnout (last visited Apr. 7, 2026); Ian
Vandewalker, Digital Disinformation and Vote Suppression, Brennan Center
for Justice (Sept. 2, 2026), available at https://www.brennancenter.org/our-
work/research-reports/digital-disinformation-and-vote-suppression.
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gamesmanship. A referendum procedure that can change based on the whims
of whoever happens to be holding office injects profound uncertainty into the
referendum process going forward. 14 Notably, previous Secretaries have
respected the will of Missourians even where it cut against their own policy
preferences. Secretary Ashcroft’s example is again instructive: in suspending
the right-to-work law, he frustrated a central policy plank of his own
Republican party. 15 The Secretary may be elected as a partisan but, as the
State’s chief election official, he is “responsible for the overall integrity of the
election process and ensuring every registered Missourian’s vote counts.” 16
This Court should reject the current Secretary’s effort to supplant the
will of the people with his own.
14 See, e.g., Grace Gordon et al., The Dangers of Partisan Incentives for
Election Officials, Bipartisan Policy Center (Apr. 6, 2022),
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/the-dangers-of-partisan-incentives-for-
election-officials/ (explaining that “growing susceptibility to partisan
incentives in election offices undermines the expectation that elections will
result in legitimate winners.”).
15 See Travis Zimpfer, Greitens Signs Right-to Work Bill into Law, Marking
Turning Point for Missouri Organized Labor, The Missouri Times (Feb. 6,
2017), https://themissouritimes.com/greitens-signs-right-work-bill-law-
marking-turning-point-missouri-organized-labor/.
16 2025–2026 OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 57,
https://www.sos.mo.gov/bluebook/2025-2026.
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CONCLUSION
Amicus respectfully asks this Court to reverse the decision below and
order the Secretary to suspend HB1, consistent with longstanding practice
and the voters’ settled expectations at the time they signed the petitions.
Reversing will preserve confidence in Missouri’s democratic processes and
obviate the risk of confusion for voters and local officials alike. Regardless of
how this court rules, amicus urges the Court to rule swiftly to ensure
elections administrators have adequate time to prepare ballots, educate
voters, and do everything they can to safeguard full confidence in local
election administration.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Nina McDonnell
Nina McDonnell
Missouri Bar No. 71283
McDonnell Appeals, LLC
222 S. Central Ave., Suite 301
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 896-4009 – office
nina@mcdonnellappeals.com
/s/ Michael A. Wolff
Michael A. Wolff
Missouri Bar No. 27633
Wolff Law LLC
77 Aberdeen Pl.
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 691-4377
mike@mikewolff-law.com
ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS
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/s/ Ruth Greenwood
Ruth Greenwood
/s/ Samuel J. Davis
Samuel J. Davis
Election Law Clinic
Harvard Law School
6 Everett St., Suite 4105
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-2181
rgreenwood@law.harvard.edu
sadavis@law.harvard.edu
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND COMPLIANCE
On April 10, 2026, a copy of this brief was sent by electronic mail via
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SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI
JAKE MAGGARD, ET AL.
Plaintiffs/Appellants
v.
STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL.
Defendants/Respondents
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri, Case No. 25AC-CC09120
BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE ST. CHARLES COUNTY DIRECTOR OF
ELECTIONS KURT BAHR, IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, THE AMERICAN
REDISTRICTING PROJECT, AND RESTORING INTEGRITY AND TRUST IN
ELECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS
Filed by Consent
Edward D. Greim (MO #28676)
Katherine E. Mitra (MO #74671)
GRAVES GARRETT GREIM LLC
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel: (816) 256-3181
edgreim@gravesgarrett.com
kmitra@gravesgarrett.com
Attorneys for Amici Curiae
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 3
INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE 7
AUTHORITY FOR BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 8
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT 8
ARGUMENT 10
I. It Is Too Late to Implement the Previous Redistricting Plan. 10
A. The Election Is in Full Swing Under the New Map. 10
B. Election Officials Are About to Begin Entering the New Districts into the
Databases Used for the Primary and General Elections. 13
II. Missouri Courts Should Not Intervene in the Ongoing Election to Implement
the Previous Plan. 16
A. Missouri Courts Historically Do Not Interfere in Elections. 16
B. Missouri Courts Look to the U.S. Supreme Court for Guidance. 18
C. The Court Should Reject Plaintiff-Appellants’ Amici’s Arguments. 23
D. Missouri Courts Should Not Change the Congressional Map Between the
Primary and General Elections. 28
CONCLUSION 30
CERTIFICATION 31
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CASES Pages
Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens,
607 U.S. ----, 146 S. Ct. 418 (2025) 20, 25
Am. Party of Tex. v. White,
415 U.S. 767 (1974) 28
Bost v. Ill. State Bd. of Elecs.,
607 U.S. ----, 146 S. Ct. 513 (2026) 19
Buckley v. Am. Const. L. Found., Inc.,
525 U.S. 182 (1999) 17
Bush v. Gore,
531 U.S. 98 (2000) 29
Callais v. Landry,
732 F. Supp. 3d 574 (W.D. La. 2024) 22
Calzone v. Ashcroft,
559 S.W.3d 32 (Mo. App. W.D. 2018) 24
Chastain v. Kan. City Mo. City Clerk,
337 S.W.3d 149 (Mo. App. W.D. 2011) 18
Democratic Nat’l Comm. v. Wis. State Legislature,
141 S. Ct. 28 (2020) 20
Hadley v. Junior College Dist. of Metro. Kan. City,
460 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. banc 1970) passim
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Abbott,
809 F. Supp. 3d 502 (W.D. Tex. 2025),
summarily reversed, Abbott v. LULAC,
No. 25-845, 2026 WL 1127246 (Apr. 27, 2026) 21
Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado,
377 U.S. 713 (1964) 18
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Luther v. Hoskins,
730 S.W.3d 567 (Mo. banc 2026) 9, 23, 24, 25, 26
Merrill v. Milligan,
142 S. Ct. 879 (2022) 21, 22, 25
Missourians to Protect the Initiative Process v. Blunt,
799 S.W.2d 824 (Mo. banc 1990) 23
Morse v. Republican Party of Va.,
517 U.S. 186 (1996) 28, 29
Org. for Black Struggle v. Ashcroft,
493 F. Supp. 3d 790 (W.D. Mo. 2020) 29
Peters v. Johns,
489 S.W.3d 262 (Mo. banc 2016) 9, 17
Purcell v. Gonzales,
549 U.S. 1 (2006) 19
Reynolds v. Sims,
377 U.S. 533 (1964) 18, 28
Robinson v. Callais,
144 S. Ct. 1171 (2024) 22
Singleton v. Merrill,
No.: 2:21-cv-1291-AMM, No.: 2:21-cv-1530-AMM, 2022 WL 272636,
(N.D. Ala. Jan. 27, 2022) 21
State ex inf. Stipp ex rel. Stokes Mound Sch. Dist. No. 7 v. Colliver,
243 S.W.2d 344 (Mo. Div. 1 1951) 10
State ex rel. Bushmeyer v. Cahill,
575 S.W.2d 229 (Mo. App. St. Louis 1978) 18
CONSTITUTIONS
MO. CONST. ART. III, § 31 25
MO. CONST. ART. III, § 45 24, 26
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U.S. CONST. AMEND. XIV 29
RULES
MO. SUP. CT. R. 84.05(f)(2) 8
STATUTES
RSMo. § 115.349 10
RSMo. § 115.125-1 15
RSMo. § 115.329 30
OTHER SOURCES
2024 Elections Calendar, LA. SEC’Y OF STATE, https://perma.cc/4VPB-HWY3 22
2026 Missouri Election Calendar, MO. SEC’Y OF STATE,
https://perma.cc/ZXM4-XLR3 10, 15, 22, 29
2026 Missouri Elections, FED. ELEC. COMM’N, https://perma.cc/KR3K-E83E 11
About Us, THE AM. REDIST. PROJ., https://perma.cc/5ECK-48NF 7
Cori Bush, Cori Bush Announces Campaign for U.S. Congress in Missouri’s 1st District,
YOUTUBE (Oct. 3, 2025), https://perma.cc/ZP7G-W7SJ 11
Jason Rosenbaum, 7 Takeaways from the End of Candidate Filing for Missouri’s August
Primary, ST. LOUIS PUB. RADIO (Mar. 31, 2026),
https://perma.cc/D33P-6HXT 12
Kalli Fowler, Here Is What Missouri Candidates Have Raised Ahead of November’s
Election, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN (Apr. 18, 2026),
https://perma.cc/Q26W-WU2E 11
Leah Rainwater, Missouri Sees Significant U.S. Representative Filings Ahead of August
Primaries, KQ2 ST. JOSEPH (Mar. 31, 2026), https://perma.cc/792Q-LC3T 12
Matthew Pilger, Missouri’s New Congressional Map Could Complicate Midterm Voting,
Clerks Warn, MISSOURINET (Sept. 15, 2025), https://perma.cc/X7KD-USZ6 14
Meet Chris Stigall, STIGALL FOR CONGRESS, https://perma.cc/QLJ6-AE8V 11
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Meet Wesley Bell, WESLEY BELL FOR CONGRESS, https://perma.cc/D62D-X477 11
Missouri – House District 1, FED. ELEC. COMM’N, https://perma.cc/NY36-G4ZA 11
Nathan Hall Willett (@ForTheNorthland), X, (Apr. 10, 2026, 11:00 AM),
https://perma.cc/ER5Q-D76R 11-12
Our Mission, RESTORING INTEGRITY & TRUST IN ELECS., https://perma.cc/UL25-C94B 8
Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census, BALLOTPEDIA,
https://perma.cc/2NHF-SHMY 27
The Chris Stigall Show, FACT CHECK: Chris Stigall Endorsed President Trump – TRUE.,
YOUTUBE (Apr. 15, 2026), https://perma.cc/B9UE-CZRG 12
UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List: 2026 Primary Election, MO. SEC’Y OF STATE,
https://perma.cc/267V-H2MN 11, 12
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INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE
Amicus Curiae Kurt Bahr is the St. Charles County Director of Elections. Director
Bahr is the local election official responsible for ensuring the orderly administration of
elections in St. Charles County, including the August 2026 congressional primary election.
Director Bahr has a vested interest in this case because he must meet statutory deadlines
and accomplish certain tasks in advance of the primary election. Director Bahr’s interest is
especially strong because his jurisdiction—St. Charles County—would significantly
change if there was a reversion from HB1 to the 2022 map. Under HB1, all of St. Charles
County is in one congressional district. But under the 2022 map, St. Charles County is split
between multiple districts. Therefore, if the Court afforded Plaintiffs-Appellants the relief
they seek, Director Bahr, along with the rest of his office, would face significant hurdles
in meeting the statutory deadlines.
Amicus Curiae the American Redistricting Project (“ARP”) is a “nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization working to strengthen our republic by supporting constitutional
redistricting, election transparency, and accountable government through education,
litigation, and research.” About Us, THE AM. REDIST. PROJ., https://perma.cc/5ECK-48NF.
ARP has a vested interest in this case because it is committed to ensuring clear maps and
limiting voter confusion in advance of the 2026 congressional election.
Amicus Curiae Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (“RITE”) “supports
litigation to stop a well-funded network of activists from using the courts to undermine
elections and democracy. RITE’s work protects democratically enacted election laws from
attack and abuse by partisan actors and officials working to threaten or dilute the right of
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qualified citizens to vote.” Our Mission, RESTORING INTEGRITY & TRUST IN ELECS.,
https://perma.cc/UL25-C94B. As such, RITE has an interest in protecting the Missouri
General Assembly’s duly enacted redistricting map from collateral attack in this case. 1
AUTHORITY FOR BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE
“A brief may be filed by amicus curiae in cases before this Court on the merits.”
MO. SUP. CT. R. 84.05(f)(2). “The brief shall only be filed with the consent of all parties or
upon order of this Court.” Id. Amici, by and through counsel, reached out to counsel for all
parties to obtain consent to file. Appellants Jake Maggard and Gregg Lombardi consent.
Respondents State of Missouri and Denny Hoskins consent. Intervenor-Respondent Put
Missouri First consents. Accordingly, Amici have authority to file this Brief. Id.
Furthermore, this Brief in Support of Respondents is timely because it has been filed
“within the time allowed for the filing of the brief of the party supported.” Id.
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
This Court has long held that, regardless of the merits of the underlying action, the
Court cannot impose a new redistricting map in advance of an imminent election when the
“election machinery already is in operation” and it would be “inequitable and impracticable
to attempt” such a shift. Hadley v. Junior College Dist. of Metro. Kan. City, 460 S.W.2d 1,
3 (Mo. banc 1970). But that’s exactly the relief Plaintiffs-Appellants seek. Specifically,
1
Counsel acknowledges the research assistance of Harvard Law School students Tasha
Dambacher and Evan Clausner, who contributed research for this Brief under the
supervision of undersigned counsel. Counsel assumes full responsibility for the contents of
this Brief.
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they seek to impose the 2022 Missouri congressional redistricting map by staying the use
of the 2025 map (“HB1”) through the 2026 congressional election.
But HB1 has been the congressional redistricting law for Missouri since September
2025—seven months ago. Luther v. Hoskins, 730 S.W.3d 567, 570 (Mo. banc 2026).
Election officials have already begun implementing the HB1 map and must do so in
advance of May 26, 2026—the statutorily mandated certification deadline. Cf. Hadley, 460
S.W.2d at 3. Election officials certainly will have incurred significant expenses in advance
of this Court’s oral argument on May 12, 2026, to meet the May 26 deadline. Cf. id. It
would require “substantial additional expense[s]” to change from the HB1 map to the 2022
map, and it would be virtually impossible to do in advance of the May 26 deadline. Cf. id.
The “election machinery already is in operation” for candidates as well. Id. The
candidate filing period has closed, and candidates have already begun raising money and
campaigning for the hotly contested primary election nominations. Cf. id. Candidates
would face significant prejudice if they suddenly were redistricted out of the congressional
districts where they filed or had to shift their campaigns to address new groups of voters
weeks before the primary.
Finally, voters expect the HB1 map to remain in place. The map has been widely
publicized since enactment in September 2025, and any change now would result in mass
chaos and confusion. Peters v. Johns, 489 S.W.3d 262, 275 (Mo. banc 2016) (noting the
State has an interest in “ensuring that election processes are efficient, and avoiding voter
confusion”).
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The “overriding public interest in the orderly operation” of the impending August 4
primary election requires adherence to the law on which election officials, candidates, and
voters have come to rely—HB1. Hadley, 460 S.W.2d at 3. This Court should affirm.
ARGUMENT
I. It Is Too Late to Implement the Previous Redistricting Plan.
A. The Election Is in Full Swing Under the New Map.
It is too late to afford Plaintiffs-Appellants the relief they seek: imposition of the
old, repealed 2022 congressional districting map in advance of the 2026 congressional
primary election. Voters and candidates have already relied on the widely publicized HB1
map and expect it to be in effect for the August 4 primary election—just over three months
away.
Many of Missouri’s mandatory statutory deadlines for the primary have already
passed. For example, candidate filing, which is statutorily mandated, closed on March 31,
2026—almost a month ago. 2026 Missouri Election Calendar, MO. SEC’Y OF STATE,
https://perma.cc/ZXM4-XLR3 [hereinafter “2026 Missouri Election Calendar”];
§ 115.349, RSMo. (“[N]o candidate’s name shall be printed on any official primary ballot
unless the candidate has filed a written declaration of candidacy in the office of the
appropriate election official by 5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday in March immediately
preceding the primary election.”); State ex inf. Stipp ex rel. Stokes Mound Sch. Dist. No. 7
v. Colliver, 243 S.W.2d 344, 350 (Mo. Div. 1 1951) (“[W]here the date of an election is not
left to the determination of officials, but is unequivocally fixed by statute, the provision is
regarded as mandatory and the election officials have no authority to change the date.”
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(quotation omitted)). And weeks or months before the March deadline, candidates, their
families, and their supporters had already relied on the congressional districting map in
effect (HB1) to make critical decisions about whether to run and whom to support.
With the election now underway, 63 candidates are campaigning for congressional
office. UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List: 2026 Primary Election, MO. SEC’Y OF STATE,
https://perma.cc/267V-H2MN [hereinafter “Candidate Filing List”]. Primary races have
been in full swing for a month. Many candidates have already raised significant funds. See,
e.g., Kalli Fowler, Here Is What Missouri Candidates Have Raised Ahead of November’s
Election, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN (Apr. 18, 2026), https://perma.cc/Q26W-WU2E;
Missouri – House District 1, FED. ELEC. COMM’N, https://perma.cc/NY36-G4ZA (showing
one candidate in District 1 raised almost $2 million before March 31, 2026, and another
candidate raised nearly $1 million before March 31, 2026). 2 And they are already spending
those funds on communications targeted to voters in their new districts. See, e.g., Cori
Bush, Cori Bush Announces Campaign for U.S. Congress in Missouri’s 1st District,
YOUTUBE (Oct. 3, 2025), https://perma.cc/ZP7G-W7SJ; Meet Wesley Bell, WESLEY BELL
FOR CONGRESS, https://perma.cc/D62D-X477; Meet Chris Stigall, STIGALL FOR
CONGRESS, https://perma.cc/QLJ6-AE8V. Those include attack ads aimed at other
candidates. Nathan Hall Willett (@ForTheNorthland), X, (Apr. 10, 2026, 11:00 AM),
2
Information on money raised for all congressional candidates before March 31, 2026, can
be found on the Federal Election Commission website. See 2026 Missouri Elections, FED.
ELEC. COMM’N, https://perma.cc/KR3K-E83E. Given that March 31, 2026, was the cutoff
date, and some candidates did not file until that very day, the numbers for some candidates
have certainly increased exponentially in the past month. Candidate Filing List, supra.
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https://perma.cc/ER5Q-D76R (posting attack ad); The Chris Stigall Show, FACT CHECK:
Chris Stigall Endorsed President Trump – TRUE., YOUTUBE (Apr. 15, 2026),
https://perma.cc/B9UE-CZRG (responding to attack ad).
And multiple primary races across the State are hotly contested. See id.; Jason
Rosenbaum, 7 Takeaways from the End of Candidate Filing for Missouri’s August Primary,
ST. LOUIS PUB. RADIO (Mar. 31, 2026), https://perma.cc/D33P-6HXT. For example, in the
Sixth District, long-time Republican incumbent Representative Sam Graves, who will have
held the seat for 26 years by the time his term ends, announced that he is not running for
reelection. Rosenbaum, supra; see also Leah Rainwater, Missouri Sees Significant U.S.
Representative Filings Ahead of August Primaries, KQ2 ST. JOSEPH (Mar. 31, 2026),
https://perma.cc/792Q-LC3T. As a result, five Republican candidates and three Democratic
candidates are now vying for a spot on the general election ballot. Candidate Filing List,
supra.
Likewise, in the First District, a rematch of the 2024 election between former
Representative Cori Bush and Representative Wesley Bell is brewing and will be very
expensive—just as the 2024 primary was. Rosenbaum, supra.
And, in the newly drawn Fifth District, there is a six-way contest in the Republican
primary, where the winner will face off against long-time incumbent Representative
Emanuel Cleaver. Candidate Filing List, supra. Any reversion to the 2022 map would
certainly upset the race and put candidates like Taylor Burks and Brad Patty far outside the
district’s boundaries. Id. Likely frontrunner Rick Brattin would also be outside the district.
Id.
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Not only would implementation of the 2022 map move many candidates outside the
districts where they filed, but it would also force them to undergo a mid-campaign shift to
target new voters, costing exorbitant new sums and requiring revamped fundraising
strategies. In sum, a change to the districts now would work severe prejudice to candidates.
B. Election Officials Are About to Begin Entering the New Districts into the
Databases Used for the Primary and General Elections.
In several large Missouri counties that undergo new intra-county splits when the
congressional district boundaries shift from the 2022 to the 2025 map and back again, there
is insufficient time to accurately implement new districts. The need for substantial time for
programming these district boundaries traces back to the Missouri Centralized Voter
Registration System (“MCVR”). MCVR is a statewide database of every single registered
Missouri voter. Although overseen and managed by the Secretary of State, its data is
entered—and later, used—by each local election authority. Local election authorities are
usually county clerks, elections directors, or election boards, and (except for those in St.
Louis City and Kansas City) they have jurisdiction over an entire county. They are
responsible for keeping accurate voter registration records in MCVR, which includes an
accurate residential address for each voter. Local election authorities then use MCVR to
determine who votes in each district and election, to ensure that every poll list is accurate,
and to ensure that every voter’s ballot has exactly the right races—from congressional races
all the way down to small, specialized districts and ward elections.
It is vital that MCVR data contains precise information on each of these overlapping
districts. However, MCVR does not have an automatic integration with Geographic
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Information Systems (“GIS”) tools that can map spatial data (i.e., district lines) onto
demographic data. This means that local election officials must “draw” district lines into
the “address book” feature of MCVR, often by manually assigning precincts, streets, or
even houses to each type of election district—including congressional districts. This is a
laborious process. It can take weeks to perform correctly and then check for errors. Errant
data must be avoided at all costs because mistakes are potentially irremediable or at best,
very difficult to unwind. When voters’ ballots reflect the wrong elections, mass confusion
and suspicion of intentional election irregularities will interfere with election integrity, risk
post-election litigation, and can even dampen voter participation.
Adding to the pressure, election authorities must engineer these meticulous
adjustments under a ticking clock. That’s because local election authorities cannot access
MCVR to enter new district lines at just any time of year. For lengthy stretches of time,
MCVR is necessarily “locked” to protect against structural districting changes. This
lockout lasts for a period before and after each election while ballots are printed and mailed,
poll lists are compiled, voting occurs, votes are canvassed, and returns are certified. For
example, MCVR will have been locked from January 27, 2026, until the last week of April
2026 to allow for certification—that is, the closing out—of the April 2026 “municipal”
elections. Last August, county election authorities published a letter explaining these
timing issues. See Letter from Sherry Parks, Livingston County Clerk, President
MACCEA, to Hon. Jonathan Patterson, Speaker of the House (Aug. 27, 2025), in Matthew
Pilger, Missouri’s New Congressional Map Could Complicate Midterm Voting, Clerks
Warn, MISSOURINET (Sept. 15, 2025), https://perma.cc/X7KD-USZ6 [hereinafter “County
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Letter”]. Only after this “closing out” can districting changes be made in MCVR. But the
new districts must be meticulously entered and then checked before May 26, 2026, when
ballots are certified and MCVR is locked again. See 2026 Missouri Election Calendar,
supra; § 115.125-1, RSMo. (“Not later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to any
election . . . the officer or agency calling the election shall notify the election authorities
responsible for conducting the election.”).
The May 26 certification deadline itself is uncomfortably close to the August 4
primary considering all the intermediate steps that must still occur. Local election
authorities must “know the specific political subdivisions, by name, that will be on the
ballot.” See County Letter, supra, at 1. Next, “election authorities create every unique ballot
type necessary to represent the correct political subdivisions for every registered voter’s
address of residence.” Id. Finally, “[t]hese ballots must be proofed, ordered, and printed in
time for absentee voting and for voters on Election Day.” Id. This includes mailing to
uniformed and overseas voters at least 45 days before the primary election, or June 20,
2026. All of these steps must therefore be completed without error in just three weeks. May
26, 2026, is a real deadline.
Prudent election authorities, then, have already made plans to ensure they meet the
May 26 deadline: they have either entered the new HB1 districts into MCVR before the
April election “lock out” period, or they have ensured that they will be entered immediately
after MCVR unlocks within the next few days. This is not easy. There is barely sufficient
time to finish that process diligently and carefully before May 26, with all the necessary
proofing and checking. In larger districts that have to change their congressional district
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splits, there would simply not be time for the entry of the HB1 districts to be halted
sometime in early to mid-May, and then for the old 2022 congressional district lines to be
entered back into MCVR. In short, even if this Court ordered the reimposition of the 2022
districts from the bench at oral argument on May 12, 2026, it would be too late for election
officials to reverse course and change the data by the May 26 statutory deadline—a mere
two weeks later. As such, it is impossible to hold the August primary elections under the
prior map.
II. Missouri Courts Should Not Intervene in the Ongoing Election to Implement
the Previous Plan.
A. Missouri Courts Historically Do Not Interfere in Elections.
Missouri courts have long been reticent to interfere in the electoral and political
processes, especially close to an election. In fact, this Court has declined to do so in very
similar circumstances to this case. In Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan
Kansas City, 460 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. banc 1970), the Court confronted changes to election
districts on the eve of an election. On review of the State’s apportionment of voters into
districts to elect trustees to junior colleges, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the
State’s districting was unconstitutional. But because the U.S. Supreme Court issued its
decision too close to the election, this Court “concluded that the overriding public interest
in the orderly operation” of the elections required operation of the old—albeit
unconstitutional—laws. Id. at 3.
This Court noted that local election officials had already undertaken significant
tasks: “Absentee ballots for that election are now being printed and other preparations,
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including necessary adjustments of voting machines, are in progress.” Id. This Court found
that there was “not sufficient time” to change the districts in advance of the election, any
changes would involve “[s]ubstantial expense[s],” and therefore, “it would be wholly
inequitable and impracticable” to attempt such changes. Id. at 2-3.
Critically, this Court found there was insufficient time even though the candidate
filing period was still open. Id. at 2. Specifically, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion
on February 25, this Court issued its opinion in Hadley on March 5, and the candidate filing
period did not close until March 7. Id. This Court noted, nonetheless, that any change to
the election procedures would work prejudice to candidates: “Five candidates have filed
for the office, and the election machinery already is in operation.” Id. at 3. As a result, this
Court held “that the imminence of these elections” made it “unwise for this court hastily to
attempt to implement” a new apportionment plan. Id. at 2.
Missouri courts have since abided by these principles. For example, this Court has
since recognized that the State has “a legitimate, even compelling, interest in protecting the
integrity of [its] electoral systems from frivolous candidacies, ensuring that election
processes are efficient, and avoiding voter confusion.” Peters v. Johns, 489 S.W.3d 262,
275 (Mo. banc 2016) (citation omitted). And this Court has reaffirmed the U.S. Supreme
Court’s concerns that “some sort of order, rather than chaos, [should] accompany the
democratic processes.” Id. (quoting Buckley v. Am. Const. L. Found., Inc., 525 U.S. 182,
187 (1999)). When election rules change too close to an election, that creates chaos and
confusion for election administrators, candidates, and voters.
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Likewise, courts of appeals have recognized the importance of “maintain[ing] the
order, speed, and integrity of the election process.” State ex rel. Bushmeyer v. Cahill, 575
S.W.2d 229, 234 (Mo. App. St. Louis 1978). For example, in a recent decision, one
Missouri Court of Appeals recognized “serious questions” about whether the courts “had
the ability to afford . . . any meaningful relief, even if [it] had found merit in [the] claims”
on the eve of an election, given “potential logistical difficulties” identified by local election
officials in changing the rules for the election. Chastain v. Kan. City Mo. City Clerk, 337
S.W.3d 149, 155 n.3 (Mo. App. W.D. 2011).
B. Missouri Courts Look to the U.S. Supreme Court for Guidance.
Critically, in Hadley, the Court fundamentally relied on equitable principles
elucidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in reaching its conclusion. For example, this Court
noted:
[U]nder certain circumstances, such as where an impending
election is imminent and a State’s election machinery is already
in progress, equitable considerations might justify a court in
withholding the granting of immediately effective relief in a
legislative apportionment case, even though the existing
apportionment scheme was found invalid. In awarding or
withholding immediate relief, a court is entitled to and should
consider the proximity of a forthcoming election and the
mechanics and complexities of state election laws, and should
act and rely upon general equitable principles. With respect to
the timing of relief, a court can reasonably endeavor to avoid a
disruption of the election process which might result from
requiring precipitate changes that could make unreasonable or
embarrassing demands on a State in adjusting to the
requirements of the court’s decree.
Hadley, 460 S.W.2d at 2 (quoting Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 585 (1964)). And this
Court noted that in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, 377
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U.S. 713, 739 (1964), “the Supreme Court recognized that there is a need to determine
whether the decision shall be made applicable to an imminent election.” Hadley, 460
S.W.2d at 2. The U.S. Supreme Court’s equitable doctrines were paramount to this Court’s
stay of a new rule close to the election. And this Court recognized and affirmed those
doctrines for Missouri.
And since the time of Reynolds and Lucas, the U.S. Supreme Court has only
provided more guidance on how courts should exercise judicial restraint in altering the
rules for quickly approaching elections. 3 The U.S. Supreme Court has expressed concerns
that “late-breaking, court-ordered rule changes can result in voter confusion and
consequent incentive to remain away from the polls, and thus undermine the [c]onfidence
in the integrity of our electoral processes . . . . essential to the functioning of participatory
democracy.” Bost v. Ill. State Bd. of Elecs., 607 U.S. ----, 146 S. Ct. 513, 521 (2026)
(quotation omitted). As Justice Kavanaugh has put it, and as Amicus Director Bahr’s
experience confirms:
The [U.S. Supreme] Court’s precedents recognize a basic tenet
of election law: When an election is close at hand, the rules of
the road should be clear and settled. That is because running a
statewide election is a complicated endeavor. Lawmakers
initially must make a host of difficult decisions about how best
to structure and conduct the election. Then, thousands of state
and local officials and volunteers must participate in a massive
coordinated effort to implement the lawmakers’ policy choices
on the ground before and during the election, and again in
counting the votes afterwards. And at every step, state and local
officials must communicate to voters how, when, and where
3
Today, this doctrine is also known as the Purcell doctrine based on the decision Purcell v.
Gonzales, 549 U.S. 1 (2006).
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they may cast their ballots through in-person voting on election
day, absentee voting, or early voting.
Even seemingly innocuous late-in-the-day judicial alterations
to state election laws can interfere with administration of an
election and cause unanticipated consequences. If a court alters
election laws near an election, election administrators must
first understand the court's injunction, then devise plans to
implement that late-breaking injunction, and then determine as
necessary how best to inform voters, as well as state and local
election officials and volunteers, about those last-minute
changes.
Democratic Nat’l Comm. v. Wis. State Legislature, 141 S. Ct. 28, 31 (2020) (Mem)
(Kavanaugh, J., concurring). “[J]udicial restraint” in this area “not only prevents voter
confusion but also prevents election administrator confusion—and thereby protects the
State’s interest in running an orderly, efficient election and in giving citizens (including the
losing candidates and their supporters) confidence in the fairness of the election.” Id.
(citation omitted).
Based on these principles, the U.S. Supreme Court has also rejected challenges to
congressional redistricting maps enacted in advance of the 2024 and 2026 congressional
elections. 4 For example, in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, 607 U.S.
----, 146 S. Ct. 418 (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court granted Texas’ request to stay a lower
court’s order that would require Texas to revert to its old congressional redistricting map
4
The U.S. Supreme Court noted: “With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections,
several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are
predicted to favor the State’s dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map,
then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what
Texas had done. North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new
maps.” Abbott, 146 S. Ct. at 419. Missouri certainly falls in this category.
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because of the impending 2026 election. Id. at 419-20. The Court did so even though it was
only December 2025, even though the candidate filing period for the 2026 election had yet
to close, and even though the primary election was about four months away. League of
United Latin Am. Citizens v. Abbott, 809 F. Supp. 3d 502, 598, 600 (W.D. Tex. 2025),
summarily reversed, Abbott v. LULAC, No. 25-845, 2026 WL 1127246 (Apr. 27, 2026)
(Mem) (noting the district court issued its November 18, 2025, ruling “well before the
candidate-filing deadline of December 8” and “about four months” from the primary
election on March 3, 2026).
In granting the stay, the U.S. Supreme Court in Abbott also rejected the lower court’s
argument that any expedited timeline was the State’s fault—not the challengers’—and
therefore the equities weighed in the challengers’ favor. 146 S. Ct. at 419 (reversing lower
court’s determination and holding that Texas “made a strong showing . . . that the equities
and public interest favor it”); League of United Latin Am. Citizens, 809 F. Supp. 3d at 600
(arguing that the equities favored the challengers because of the State’s intentional actions
close to the election). This same rejected argument is one the Plaintiffs-Appellants make
here.
Likewise in Merrill v. Milligan, 142 S. Ct. 879 (2022) (Mem), the U.S. Supreme
Court stayed a district court’s January 24, 2022, preliminary injunction of a congressional
redistricting map. Id. The district court declined to stay the order because “the primary
election [would not] occur [until] May 24, 2022, approximately four months” later.
Singleton v. Merrill, No.: 2:21-cv-1291-AMM, No.: 2:21-cv-1530-AMM, 2022 WL
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272636, at *11 (N.D. Ala. Jan. 27, 2022). But the Supreme Court rejected this argument
when it stayed the case. Merrill, 142 S. Ct. 879; see also id. (Kavanaugh, J., concurring).
Finally, and most starkly, in Callais v. Landry, 732 F. Supp. 3d 574 (W.D. La. 2024),
the district court permanently enjoined a congressional redistricting map as
unconstitutional over six months before the open primary election, and over two months
from the date the candidate qualifying period even opened. 2024 Elections Calendar, LA.
SEC’Y OF STATE, https://perma.cc/4VPB-HWY3. Still, the Supreme Court stayed issuance
of the order for the 2024 election, citing these same principles. Robinson v. Callais, 144 S.
Ct. 1171 (2024) (Mem).
Here, by contrast, the State is on a more compressed timeline. The primary election
is on August 4, 2026—which is just over three months away and closer than the elections
in Callais, Abbott, and Merrill. See 2026 Missouri Election Calendar, supra. Unlike the
deadlines in those recent Supreme Court cases, the statutory deadline for the candidate
filing period has already passed. Id. Primary election campaigns are already well underway.
The final certification date is quickly approaching. Id. And as noted, election officials have
very little time to prepare everything in advance of that deadline. See supra Part I.B. In
short, “the election machinery already is in operation.” Hadley, 460 S.W.2d at 3. And here,
unlike in Callais, Abbott, Merrill, or Hadley, the challengers do not suggest, nor has any
court decided, that the law in any way violates a party’s fundamental political rights under
the Fourteenth Amendment or Voting Rights Act. Rather, the challengers seek to impose a
stay in advance of a statewide vote. This case presents an even stronger argument for the
Court to decline to intervene than recent Supreme Court decisions and this Court’s own
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decision in Hadley. Accordingly, this Court should not impose any changes to the election
machinery in advance of the August primary.
C. The Court Should Reject Plaintiff-Appellants’ Amici’s Arguments.
Amicus People Not Politicians (“PNP”) primarily argues that these equitable
principles do not apply because the new statute enacting the congressional redistricting
map is a bill, not a law. Amicus PNP Brief at 33-34. Amicus claims whether HB1 is a bill
or a law is “a legal question for the court to decide.” Id. at 34 (citation omitted). But this
Court conclusively answered this question just one month ago in a case where Amicus
PNP’s attorneys represented the plaintiffs-appellants. There, this Court held that HB1
became a law when it was signed by the governor. Luther v. Hoskins, 730 S.W.3d 567, 570
(Mo. banc 2026) (“In September 2025, the Missouri General Assembly enacted HB 1. HB
1 repealed the congressional districts established in 2022 and established new
congressional districts without the certification of a new census to the governor. The
governor signed HB 1 into law.”); id. at 572-73 (discussing that HB1 is a “statute”). And
there, this Court repeatedly affirmed “the General Assembly’s plenary legislative power to
enact HB 1.” Id. at 574; see also id. at 569 (affirming the “the General Assembly’s plenary
power to legislate congressional districts”).
Furthermore, just one month before the attorneys for Amicus PNP submitted their
brief in this case, those same attorneys represented the Luther plaintiffs-appellants and
argued that HB1 was unconstitutional. Id. at 569. But by their own logic, if HB1 was just
a bill, they never could have raised that argument in Luther. Courts do not opine on the
constitutionality of proposals that have yet to become laws. See, e.g., Missourians to
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Protect the Initiative Process v. Blunt, 799 S.W.2d 824, 827 (Mo. banc 1990) (“Courts do
not sit in judgment on the wisdom or folly of proposals. Neither will courts give advisory
opinions as to whether a particular proposal would, if adopted, violate some superseding
fundamental law, such as the United State Constitution.” (citation omitted)); Calzone v.
Ashcroft, 559 S.W.3d 32, 35 (Mo. App. W.D. 2018) (holding that there is “no justiciable
controversy ripe for adjudication” until a proposal “becomes law” (citation omitted)). And
yet, this Court conclusively determined that HB1 is a law, reached the merits of the
declaratory judgment action, and held that HB1 is constitutional without flagging any
concerns about ripeness or an advisory opinion. See generally Luther, 730 S.W.3d 567.
Attorneys for Amicus PNP cannot now change their tune simply because they lost their
prior challenge.
And this Court’s decision in Luther comports with the Missouri Constitution. The
one Missouri constitutional provision that discusses congressional redistricting says:
When the number of representatives to which the state is
entitled in the House of the Congress of the United States under
the census of 1950 and each census thereafter is certified to the
governor, the general assembly shall by law divide the state
into districts corresponding with the number of representatives
to which it is entitled, which districts shall be composed of
contiguous territory as compact and as nearly equal in
population as may be.
MO. CONST. ART. III, § 45. It never says the law only goes into effect upon approval by
referendum. And the Constitution further provides:
Every bill which shall have passed the house of representatives
and the senate shall be presented to and considered by the
governor, and, within fifteen days after presentment, he shall
return such bill to the house in which it originated endorsed
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with his approval or accompanied by his objections. If the bill
be approved by the governor it shall become a law.
MO. CONST. ART. III, § 31 (emphasis added). As such, the moment the Governor signed
HB1, it became law—just as this Court determined a couple weeks before Amicus PNP
filed its brief in this case. Luther, 730 S.W.3d at 570.
Finally, the principles from Hadley and Purcell are not just concerned with enjoining
election statutes. For example, Hadley, Callais, Abbott, and Merrill all stayed court
orders—not statutes. And some of those court orders were preliminary, meaning they were
not final judgments. See, e.g., Merrill, 142 S. Ct. at 879 (staying preliminary injunction
order); Abbott, 146 S. Ct. at 419-20 (same).
Amicus PNP also argues that the issue in this case “is one of general applicability –
does submission of a referendum prevent a referred bill from going into effect? It has
nothing to do with ‘election law.’” Amicus PNP Brief at 32. But Plaintiffs-Appellants
cannot evade these principles of equity by styling their complaint in the broadest terms
possible. This challenge affects the orderly administration of a federal election, plain and
simple, so the same principles apply. The equities that concerned this Court in Hadley, for
example, had nothing to do with either the merits or the cause of action. This Court
accepted that the U.S. Supreme Court was right on the merits but nonetheless determined
that the equities counseled in favor of abiding by the prior redistricting plan for the next
election. Hadley, 460 S.W.2d at 2. And the Court did not evaluate the underlying cause of
action in doing so. Rather, it determined “that the overriding public interest in the orderly
operation of respondent and other junior college districts in Missouri require[d], and this
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court so order[ed], that the elections of trustees of said districts scheduled in April, 1970,
be held under the present provisions” of law. Id. at 3 (emphasis added). Accordingly, in
considering whether these principles apply, this Court should not concern itself with
whether the cause of action qualifies as an election law challenge or not. Rather, it should
look to the timeline and refrain from imposing any rule that would upend the orderly
administration of the August 2026 primary election.
Amicus PNP also contends that the State’s argument that “it is already too late for a
judicial order changing Missouri’s congressional map before the 2026 elections,” has no
weight because this emanates from the Purcell principle, which per Amicus “has zero
relevance or application to state courts deciding matters of state law.” Amicus PNP Brief
at 32. But as discussed above, this idea does not just emanate from Purcell, but from
Missouri law—including this very Court’s decision in Hadley, and this Court’s stated
reliance on Supreme Court precedent in this area. See supra Part II.A-B.
Finally, Amicus PNP notes that in 2022, the candidate filing period closed before
the General Assembly delivered the redistricting plan to the Governor to undermine
concerns about the administration of the election. Amicus PNP Brief at 32. But in 2022,
the changes between the newly enacted map and the previous map were not as dramatic as
they are here. And everyone knew that the map enacted after the 2010 census could not
constitutionally be used for the 2022 election due to the recent census, which was certified
to the Governor in August 2021. MO. CONST. ART. III, § 45 (requiring General Assembly
to redistrict after census is certified); Luther, 730 S.W.3d at 569-70. By contrast, as
demonstrated by a side-by-side comparison of the maps below, the changes that Plaintiffs-
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Appellants ask local election officials to undertake on short notice are unanticipated and
substantial for several districts, and reverting to those old maps would create chaos
throughout the State.
Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census, BALLOTPEDIA, https://perma.cc/2NHF-
SHMY. Voters and candidates have come to rely on HB1 (the 2025 map) and have tailored
their behavior and campaigns accordingly.
As even Amicus Brianna Lennon notes, a stay of Missouri’s current law in advance
of the August primary “will result in chaos, confusion, and unnecessary expense.” Amicus
Brianna Lennon Brief at 7; see also id. at 14 (noting that administration of the prior map
“will be complicated and costly”); id. at 16 (“Last minute changes in how elections are
administered can themselves cause confusion and chaos that allows election mis- and
disinformation to metastasize.” (footnote omitted)). Her concerns about voter confusion
now would be greatly magnified if the entire map shifted so close to the election,
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considering that HB1 has been on the books since September 2025. Cf. id. at 14-15. Even
if 300,000 voters expect to vote under the previously enacted map, HB1 is the current law
and, even under Plaintiffs-Appellants’ calculation, there are nearly 4 million other voters
who did not sign the referendum and therefore do not have that same expectation. As such,
this Court should decline to impose such a stay.
D. Missouri Courts Should Not Change the Congressional Map Between
the Primary and General Elections.
This Court should also resist any suggestion to change or allow the map to change
between the primary and general elections. See Amicus Brianna Lennon Brief at 14
(suggesting “the Secretary could allow HB1 to remain in effect through the primary and
then suspend it before the general”). Such action would create a new constitutional
violation. The Fourteenth Amendment bestows each citizen with the “right . . . to have his
vote weighted equally with those of all other citizens in the election.” Reynolds, 377 U.S.
at 576; see also id. at 555 (“[T]he right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or
dilution of the weight of a citizen’s vote just as effectively as by wholly prohibiting the free
exercise of the franchise.”). If a State gives some classes of voters a privilege and “den[ies]
the privilege to other classes of otherwise qualified voters in similar circumstances, without
affording a comparable alternative means to vote,” the State engages in “arbitrary
discrimination violative of the Equal Protection Clause.” Am. Party of Tex. v. White, 415
U.S. 767, 795 (1974). A citizen’s Fifteenth Amendment right to vote and Fourteenth
Amendment right receive equal treatment as other voters apply during primary elections—
or any other “[v]oting at the nomination stage.” Morse v. Republican Party of Va., 517 U.S.
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186, 211, 218-19 (1996). Thus, excluding voters from the primary election essentially
eliminates their right to vote. Id. at 211, 218-19.
If shortly after the primary election, the State reassigned voters to districts where
they had no say in choosing the nominees for the general election, their votes would carry
less weight. One group of voters (those who did not change districts between the primary
and general elections) would have had the opportunity to nominate their preferred
candidates for the general election. Another group (those who changed districts between
the primary and general elections) would have had no such opportunity. This arbitrary,
discriminatory treatment thereby would not provide citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
U.S. CONST. AMEND. XIV; see also Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98, 105 (2000) (holding that
states have a constitutional “obligation to avoid arbitrary and disparate treatment of the
members of its electorate”); Org. for Black Struggle v. Ashcroft, 493 F. Supp. 3d 790, 802
(W.D. Mo. 2020) (holding that “different treatment” of voters under Missouri procedural
rule, even when it did not pose a “particularly arduous or severe burden,” likely violated
the Equal Protection Clause). And it may deprive those citizens of the right to vote. Morse,
517 U.S. at 211, 218-19.
Moreover, all the aforementioned concerns about voter confusion, election
administration, and fairness to candidates that plague the imposition of a new map in
advance of the primary elections would be even worse if the Court imposed a new map
between the primary and general elections. The primary elections are set for August 4,
2026. 2026 Missouri Election Calendar, supra. The general election is set for November
3, 2026, less than three months later. Id. And the final certification date for the general
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election is August 25, 2026—just three weeks after the primary election date. Id. That gives
election administrators barely any time. It would be practically impossible for these local
officials to effectuate this massive change. Plus, the risk of voter confusion would be almost
certain given the unusual circumstances. Additionally, the statutory deadline of July 27,
2026, for new party and independent candidates for districts to submit their petitions to the
Secretary of State would have already passed. Id.; § 115.329, RSMo. There’s a risk that
candidates, who filed to run in districts where they resided for the primary election, would
no longer live in their new districts for the general election. And candidates who receive
nominations via primary elections and qualify to run in the general election, would have to
target entirely new voters. In short, any changes to the districts between the elections would
create complete chaos.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, this Court should affirm.
Dated: April 28, 2026 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Edward D. Greim
Edward D. Greim (MO #28676)
Katherine E. Mitra (MO #74671)
GRAVES GARRETT GREIM LLC
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel: (816) 256-3181
Fax: (816) 256-5958
edgreim@gravesgarrett.com
kmitra@gravesgarrett.com
Attorneys for Amici Curiae
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CERTIFICATION
I, Edward D. Greim, hereby certify:
(1) This brief includes the information required by Missouri Supreme Court Rule
55.03.
(2) A true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on opposing parties through
the Missouri e-Filing system, which serves all registered attorneys of record.
MO. SUP. CT. R. 103.08(a).
(3) The foregoing brief complies with the limitations contained in Missouri
Supreme Court Rule 84.06(b).
(4) There are 7,565 words in this brief, excluding the cover, any certificate required
by Missouri Supreme Court Rule 84.06(c), signature block, and appendix. MO.
SUP. CT. R. 84.06. The undersigned relied on the word count of the word-
processing system used to prepare the brief.
/s/ Edward D. Greim
Attorney for Amici Curiae
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