Constitution of Missouri
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Sep 20, 2026
Emanuel CleaverGUEST
And the main question, this was interesting, the main question that they haven't answered in six months is, Who drew the map? Yeah.
Emanuel CleaverGUEST
The Missouri Constitution says all redistricting must begin in Missouri.
Angela RyeHOST
So who do you think drew the
Emanuel CleaverGUEST
map?
Josh ButterfieldHOST
My memory is terrible.
JRHOST
Not to the Missouri Constitution.
JRHOST
No, no, no.
JRHOST
To the U.S. Constitution.
Michael WolffGUEST
It's not to the politics of the moment.
Michael WolffGUEST
And the law, specifically the Missouri Constitution, was quite clear on the point that where there's a statute that's been passed that if there are a certain number of signatures that are gathered to put that on the ballot, that puts the law on hold and it doesn't go into effect unless and until approved by the voters and not otherwise.
Michael WolffGUEST
Those are the words of the Constitution of Missouri.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Republicans were particularly upset that the Missouri Supreme Court was punishing Hoskins after U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark ruled earlier this month that no congressional map could be used except for the 2025 congressional lines.
Michael WolffGUEST
There was a proposition put on the ballot that changed the Constitution to weaken the Missouri nonpartisan court plan, and the voters overwhelmingly said no.
Michael WolffGUEST
So the matter of tampering with the judiciary, I think, is a high hurdle because I think that people see that as a place of stability.
Michael WolffGUEST
The other thing that puts the Supreme Court of Missouri into that mix at all is that there are provisions in the Missouri Constitution that govern how legislation is passed.
Michael WolffGUEST
For example, a bill must have a clear title and a singular purpose.
Nathaniel RakichGUEST
And it went all the way up to the Missouri Supreme Court.
Nathaniel RakichGUEST
And the Missouri Supreme Court said, nope, there is nothing in the Missouri Constitution that says congressional maps are not subject to these veto referenda.
Nathaniel RakichGUEST
And in addition, the veto referenda, it's very clear, Like once you like once it qualifies for the ballot, which by this point it had, you know, it had enough signatures.
Nathaniel RakichGUEST
The map, the law is not in effect.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
Even if the Eighth Circuit does act, Missouri's county clerks and election authorities say they do not have time to reprint ballots and make key deadlines.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
They've also said such orders would be an unfunded mandate that's not allowed under the Missouri Constitution.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
The court didn't indicate when they may decide the case.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order last week that blocked the use of the 2025 map and instead uses one approved in 2022 with a safe seat for Cleaver.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
Even if the Eighth Circuit does act, Missouri's county clerks and election authorities say they do not have time to reprint ballots and make key deadlines.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
They've also said such orders would be an unfunded mandate that's not allowed under the Missouri Constitution.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
The court didn't indicate when they may decide the case.
Jason RosenbaumCORRESPONDENT
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order last week that blocked the use of the 2025 map and instead uses one approved in 2022 with a safe seat for Cleaver.
David StrasPANELIST
Is that a statutory right or a constitutional right? Or where does the right come from?
HadfieldGUEST
constitutional right, Article 3, Section 52B, that once a referendum is referred to the people, as my client did, then the underlying measure shall not take effect until a majority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise, says the Missouri Constitution.
HadfieldGUEST
And the Supreme Court went through all of that and said that House Bill 1 is not and has never been the law in the state of Missouri because a valid referendum was submitted.
HadfieldGUEST
To stress the other problem you have, and I know I'm drifting into some other arguments, but if the intervener's not here, who's going to defend the Missouri law? Now, that doesn't necessarily mean we have standing, right? But you have a real issue under Article 3, and I think that the state in its briefing in the district court sort of acknowledged this, that maybe the intervener does need to be here.
16 MINS LATER
EllingerGUEST
Absolutely, Judge Strauss.
EllingerGUEST
So let's look at what the Supreme Court of Missouri said.
EllingerGUEST
It said the referendum goes on the ballot and that the effect of the Missouri Constitution on the referendum is it suspends the law that was previously enacted and has gone forward and ordered that the old law be therefore used for the November election.
EllingerGUEST
That's the relief that was given, for lack of a better term.
Rudy KellerGUEST
Well, one of the things that goes along with the ballot referendum initiative is the idea that everything about this was challenged in Missouri courts.
Rudy KellerGUEST
Starting with the governor's power to call the legislature into session, their ability to draw a map without a new census report, which was the key thing that people who wanted to say that they couldn't hung it on, was that the Missouri Constitution says do it after a census report.
Rudy KellerGUEST
They found out from the courts that it doesn't say don't do it any other time, so that means they can't.
Rudy KellerGUEST
The referendum's power in Missouri suspends the effect of a law when the signatures are sufficient and the referendum is on a legal subject.
Joe PatriceHOST
Uh, the reason that they can't do that is the legislature can pass that.
Joe PatriceHOST
However, under the Missouri Constitution dating back to, like, 19, an amendment in, like, 1909 or something like that-
Kathryn RubinoHOST
Sure
Joe PatriceHOST
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Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
This is Michael Amash with the law firm of Blake & Eulog.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
This month on Know Your Rights, we're going to discuss Glahn v. Hoskins and the Missouri Supreme Court's decision issued on September 3, 2026, where it answered the question, does the Missouri Constitution permit a referendum on a congressional redistricting act passed by the General Assembly? There's been a lot of hot air coming out of Jefferson City around this issue, mainly out of the Secretary of State and Attorney General's office.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
This segment is not about the internal politics of the matter.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
It's about the law and your rights under the law.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
And the Missouri Supreme Court reminded everybody that laws matter and gave a nice tutorial.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
on the initiative petition referendum under the Missouri Constitution.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
So in this segment, we're going to walk through what the Missouri Constitution says, what the Secretary of State's role is in implementing initiative petitions, what and how the court decided, and what the practical impact of that is.
Michael AmashCORRESPONDENT
So first and foremost, let's go to the Missouri Constitution.
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