Judge in Missouri redistricting lawsuit will not make ruling until signature verification is complete [View all]

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Source: KMIZ-TV Colombia, MO

December 12, 2025 5:04 PM Published December 12, 2025 4:41 PM


COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The judge in a lawsuit surrounding Missouri’s new redistricting proposal has opted to not rule on the case until collected signatures are verified. Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh wrote in a Friday decision that People Not Politicians had submitted more than 300,000 signatures to Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to certify in their effort to get the new congressional map on the state ballot.

“Currently, to the court’s knowledge, no signatures have been officially accepted or rejected. Conceivably, this could be enough signatures to place the referendum on the ballot thereby mooting the issues presented in the case at bar,” Limbaugh wrote.

“Therefore, the court will hold this case in abeyance until the requisite number of signatures have been certified or up until enough signatures have been rejected so as to prevent plaintiffs’ referendum from appearing on the ballot. It is further ordered that Secretary Hoskins preserve all signatures filed with his office, whether those signatures are accepted or rejected, until further order by this court.

People Not Politicians issued a statement showing support for the judge's decision. “Judge Limbaugh recognized that the key issue right now is whether the submitted signatures are certified. No signatures have been accepted or rejected yet, and the court ordered that they all be preserved. We agree with the judge — let’s check the signatures,” People Not Politicians spokesperson Elsa Rainey told ABC 17 News in a statement.

Read more: https://abc17news.com/news/missouri/2025/12/12/judge-in-missouri-redistricting-lawsuit-will-not-make-ruling-until-signature-verification-is-complete/

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