The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 11, 2026
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November 10, 2026 11:34 amKANSAS CITY, MO — The fight over the Missouri legislature’s House Bill 1, which split a Kansas City congressional district to lean to the GOP, dominated Show-Me state news in 2026. After months of partisan shenanigans and three U.S. Supreme Court appeals, voters soundly defeated a ballot question which would have allowed it.
HB1 would have redistricted 8 congressional districts in an effort to flip the 5th District, held by 11-term Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. Pro-voter group People Not Politicians mounted a ballot measure to repeal it, which Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins tried to derail by manipulating the language of the measure, disqualifying petition signatures, and ruling the measure, later called Proposition A, unconstitutional.
The Missouri Supreme Court rebuked Hoskins for the partisan antics, ruling the previous Congressional map must be used for the midterm general election, and Proposition A must appear on the ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a third appeal Sept. 25th, allowing the state supreme court’s decision to stand.
Missouri voters didn’t take kindly to the HB1 chaos, with 61.8% voting no on Proposition A The Missouri Supreme Court did not say that mid-decade redistricting was unconstitutional, however, and the Missouri Independent reports that new maps may again be proposed for 2027.
We have more at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources
Missouri Independent – Missouri voters reject Trump-backed congressional map, dealing GOP redistricting defeat
St. Louis Public Radio – Missourians reject Trump-backed congressional map by defeating Proposition A
BallotPedia – Proposition A Results
Related ADM Reports:
American Democracy Minute – The U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Third Attempt to Restore Missouri’s Gerrymandered 2025 Map for the Midterm. Now It’s Up to the Voters.
American Democracy Minute – Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot; Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
American Democracy Minute – Missouri SOS Still Apparently Scheming to Derail November Ballot Initiative to Overturn New Gerrymandered Congressional Map Splitting Kansas City
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