Missouri voters block Republican-drawn congressional map
The defeat preserves the 2022 district lines and blocks a plan that would have made Kansas City’s 5th District more Republican, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Missouri voters rejected the GOP-drawn congressional map via Proposition A, blocking it from taking effect for future elections and concluding a lengthy political and legal battle.
- People Not Politicians Missouri gathered more than 300,000 signatures to force the referendum, far exceeding the 106,000 required to bypass legislative action and challenge the redistricting plan.
- State Secretary Denny Hoskins refused to certify the measure in August, citing constitutional concerns that triggered a legal dispute ricocheting through state and federal courts before resolution.
- The Supreme Court rejected Missouri Republicans' attempts to use the redrawn map three times, ensuring the referendum result stands as the final word on the state's boundaries.
- This outcome challenges a national trend where Nine states enacted mid-decade maps following President Donald Trump's call, which previously drew Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver into a Republican district.
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CoMo BUZMissouri voters reject Trump-backed congressional map, dealing GOP redistricting defeat
A Republican-drawn congressional map designed to give the GOP another seat in the U.S. House was soundly rejected by Missouri voters Tuesday, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the state’s political boundaries in his party’s favor. The defeat of Proposition A means Missouri will retain the congressional districts established in 2022, preserving a Kansas […]
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