JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has opened an immigration-related investigation into a Texas-based signature-gathering firm working on a 2026 ballot referendum to challenge the state’s congressional map. The inquiry follows Hanaway’s public allegation that Advanced Micro Targeting (AMT), the company hired by the PAC People Not Politicians, may have brought undocumented workers into Missouri to assist with petition drives. Hanaway has not released evidence supporting the claim, citing only unspecified “reports.”
After her initial posts on social media, reporters requested details on the source and credibility of the allegations. Her office offered no clarification. Days later, when Hanaway announced a formal investigation, her office said that because the probe is now active, no information could be released. The Republican National Committee quickly used the news in a statewide text alert warning residents not to sign petitions from a group “under investigation.”
AMT has strongly denied wrongdoing, saying all workers are vetted through E-Verify and verified by notaries reviewing identification documents. The company has separately filed a federal lawsuit accusing four consulting firms of attempting to sabotage the referendum effort by offering workers as much as $30,000 to quit, hand over signatures, and disparage AMT. One person recorded approaching signature gatherers in Kansas City identified himself as an employee of one of the firms named.
The dispute unfolds as Missouri Republicans pursue multiple legal and procedural avenues to prevent the referendum from reaching the 2026 ballot. Supporters say the investigation and alleged sabotage reflect escalating tensions surrounding the challenge to the state’s congressional map.
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