Missouri Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won't count. Proponents of the redistricting referendum say that's an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature gathering window.

Missouri's attorney general has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a referendum seeking to repeal the state's new congressional map.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Republican Missouri politicians are defending a new congressional map through legal action.

The legal actions illustrate a remarkable attempt to thwart Missourians from striking down the map that splits Kansas City.

If you would like to vote absentee for the November 4 Special Election, you must request an absentee ballot by mail by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22. To vote absentee by mail, you must meet provide one of these reasons for needing to do so:

Gov. Mike Kehoe has repeatedly said the plan was drafted in his office. A filing by the attorney general's office says only that "various governmental actors" worked on the plan to give a seat to the GOP.

A referendum petition seeking to pause recently enacted redistricting legislation has been approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s Office.

Through September 2025, Ballotpedia reported on 24,294 elections across 46 states: 17,907 (74%) were uncontested and 6,387 (26%) were contested. Kansas elections so far in 2025 followed the trend, but Missouri had a greater rate of contested races.

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

Mel Carnahan, Randy Carnahan and Chris Sifford all died that night when the Cessna they were flying in crashed in Jefferson County. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the crash was caused by an instrument failure during inclement weather at night.