On September 3, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the referendum petition filed months ago must go on to the November ballot. The referendum concerns U.S. House district boundaries. When the legislature redrew the U.S. House districts earlier last year, opponents of the new lines mounted a referendum petition. But then the Secretary of State refused to put it on the ballot, arguing that the referendum process can’t be used to alter federal election rules. The State Supreme Court has reversed that decision. Furthermore, this means that the old districts will not be used until after the voters vote on the issue.

The Secretary of State says he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the State Supreme Court. Here is the State Supreme Court opinion. Harris v Hoskins, SC101806.