Insufficiency certificate stating no reason “preserves nothing for this Court’s review”

A certificate of insufficiency that states no reason fails to comply with section 116.150.2 and preserves nothing for judicial review, and the secretary lacks authority to vacate a ballot title he has already certified.

Secretary’s concession on signatures moots challenge to early signature gathering

By certifying the HB 1 referendum petition insufficient on grounds other than the number of signatures, the secretary conceded their sufficiency, mooting the dispute over signatures gathered before the governor signed the bill or the petition form was approved.

Referendum power reaches “any act of the general assembly,” including congressional redistricting

Article III, section 49 subjects any act of the General Assembly to referendum by default, and no exception removes HB 1’s congressional redistricting; the act never took effect, and the 2022 districts remain in force for the November 2026 election.