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Missouri Supreme Court summary of von Glahn v. Hoskins
Published by Supreme Court of Missouri on September 3, 2026.
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… The secretary of state spends much of his briefing discussing potential confusion, expense, and practical difficulties that may result from not using the HB 1 map for the November 2026 general election, but the secretary’s delay caused any potential confusion, expense, and practical difficulties. The secretary’s delay provides no lawful basis to ignore the plain text of the Missouri Constitution as to the legal effect of a sufficient referendum petition. HB 1 is not the law and never has been the law. HB 1 will not take effect unless and until approved by the voters at the November 2026 general election. The 2022 congressional districts are in full force and effect for the November 2026 general election. The secretary of state is ordered to issue a certificate of sufficiency for the referendum petition, to place the referendum on the November 2026 general election ballot, and to take all necessary steps to place the referendum on the …
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- Missouri's highest court says the new U.S. House map never became law and sends it to a November vote · cited for the court’s own plain-language account of a unanimous decision; the summary says it is not part of the opinion
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