JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI – SEPTEMBER 10: Activists display signs during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol Building on September 10, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Activists and concerned voters descended on the Missouri Capitol to protest the current plan on redistricting maps ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by Michael Thomas/Getty Images)
Organizers of the petition drive said they turned in more than 300,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office — well over the roughly 110,000 needed to suspend the new U.S. House districts from taking effect until a referendum election can be held next year.
