Missouri | Congress
People Not Politicians v. Hoskins I
Last Updated Apr 27, 2026
Cycles 2020
Case Information
A state challenge to the rejection of selected referendum petitions as premature, because a bill passed by the legislature had not yet been signed by the governor.
On Dec. 12, 2025, the trial court ordered the case in abeyance until the total submitted signatures were either certified or rejected as insufficient. As of April 27, 2026, the Secretary of State and several counties appear to be slow-walking signature verification and certification.
History
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Petition (incl. exhs.) | Sep 18, 2025 | |
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1st amd. petition (incl. exhs.) | Sep 29, 2025 | |
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Plaintiffs' trial brief | Oct 30, 2025 | |
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State's trial brief | Oct 31, 2025 | |
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Hearing transcript | Nov 13, 2025 | |
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State's motion to dismiss | Nov 24, 2025 | |
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Put Missouri First motion to dismiss | Nov 25, 2025 | |
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Opposition | Dec 4, 2025 | |
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Joint stipulated facts | Dec 3, 2025 | |
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Hearing transcript | Dec 4, 2025 | |
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Order staying case pending signature count | Dec 12, 2025 |
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State memo re signature verification | Jan 5, 2026 | |
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Plaintiffs' supp. brief | Jan 12, 2026 | |
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State supp. brief | Jan 12, 2026 | |
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Plaintiffs' status report (incl. exhs.) | Apr 27, 2026 | |
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SOS status report | Apr 27, 2026 |
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Petition for writ re discovery (incl. exhs.) | Dec 9, 2025 | |
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Opposition (incl. exhs.) | Dec 12, 2025 | |
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Order staying proceeding | Dec 22, 2025 | |
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Petition for writ re underlying stay (incl. exhs.) | Apr 1, 2026 | |
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Opposition | Apr 6, 2026 | |
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Order denying petition | Apr 7, 2026 |
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