There’s a lot of chatter on X from the right that Missouri is going to call a special session and redistrict so that Republicans can pick up more seats.

 
So is this true? No, not yet.

I’ve been researching this for a while not and the governor has not yet indicated he’s going to call a special session.

As of Thursday this week, here’s what he said about it at the Missouri state fair:

A document obtained by The Associated Press shows the Senate has received a $46,000 invoice to activate six redistricting software licenses and provide training for up to 10 legislative staff members.

Senate Administrator Patrick Baker says he stands ready to pay the bill as soon as Republican Governor Mike Kehoe officially calls a special session.

While Kehoe expressed interest in redistricting Missouri’s congressional districts on Thursday at the Missouri State Fair, he didn’t commit to calling the special session.

“You want to make sure that what you’re doing is in the right direction and that you have as many people on board as possible,” Kehoe said in a news conference.

“And I’m not saying we are at that point or not at that point, but it’s a process when you think about that. It’s a big decision. It’s not something I take lightly.”

As far as I can find, nothing has changed since Thursday. The Republican House Majority Leader for Missouri does say he believes this is likely to happen, but there’s nothing set it stone yet.

Also, should they do it, I worry about them doing it for ‘revenge’, just like California is doing it for ‘revenge.’ Yes, this is war, but they need a solid reason for doing it and not just ‘we want to offset California’, because I don’t think that will hold up in the courts.