密苏里面临一场关于拟议国会地图的法律战, 并面临质疑其有效性和签名收集工作的诉讼。 Missouri faces a legal battle over a proposed congressional map, with a lawsuit challenging its validity and signature collection efforts.

密苏里州总检察长凯瑟琳·哈纳威 （Catherine Hanaway） 起诉 People Not Politicians 试图在 2026 年选票上对该州的新国会地图进行公投，称该活动违宪，并指控州外黑钱影响。 Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has sued People Not Politicians over its effort to place a referendum on the state’s new congressional map on the 2026 ballot, calling the campaign unconstitutional and alleging out-of-state dark money influence. Denny Hoskins国务卿宣布先前收集的所有签名无效,要求该团体重新启动,该团体的主张是政治驱动的。 Secretary of State Denny Hoskins invalidated all previously collected signatures, requiring the group to restart, a move the group claims is politically driven. 新地图由重划区州长Mike Kehoe签署, 将堪萨斯市分成三个, The new map, signed by Governor Mike Kehoe, redraws districts, splits Kansas City into three, and is expected to favor Republicans. 定在11月4日的法庭案件将决定请愿者是否可以在法案通过后立即开始收集签名,或必须等待州长签字。 A court case set for November 4 will determine whether petitioners can begin collecting signatures immediately after a bill passes or must wait for the governor’s signature. 诉讼还质疑地图的起源,指称地图是由总督Kehoe或联邦官员准备的,这与他的办公室创建地图的说法相矛盾。 The lawsuit also challenges the map’s origins, with allegations that it was prepared by Governor Kehoe or federal officials, contradicting his claim that his office created it. 这场运动必须在12月11日前从密苏里州8个国会区的6个区收集107 000多份有效签名, The campaign must gather over 107,000 valid signatures from six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts by December 11 to qualify for the ballot.