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Opponents argue the GOP map dilutes Democratic and Black voting power; over 300,000 signatures seek referendum approval, while officials dispute map's immediate effect.
- On Monday, opponents asked the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City to toss out the new congressional map as candidates file under the GOP-drawn mid-decade plan despite ongoing referendum filings.
- The Republican supermajority in the Missouri legislature enacted Amendment 4 amid national pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw districts mid-decade, while critics say the map gerrymanders Kansas City and cuts Democratic seats to 12.5%.
- People Not Politicians collected over 300,000 signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot, sued over Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' contested ballot summary, and claim Hoskins refused local verification and a sufficiency determination.
- Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal suit that a U.S. District Court judge dismissed, saying Hoskins should issue a certificate of insufficiency if signatures are invalid; state actors also sued a signature-gathering firm on implausible trafficking claims.
- Legal advocates warn that Amendment 4 and related moves threaten the century-old right to initiative and argue the new map cannot logically govern the election in which it is being considered, calling these tactics a 'scorched earth' attack on democracy.
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Red state Republicans are waging an all out war in scorched earth attack
President Donald Trump demanded that Republican-led states redraw their congressional districts mid-decade because he expects he’s in trouble for the midterms.Missouri Republicans obliged, gerrymandering Kansas City to dilute the voting power of Black voters and get representation of Missouri’s 40% Democratic voters down to 12.5% of congressional seats.And yet, Republicans face a serious obstacle in their attempt to move the goalposts for our au…
Republican officials are waging an all out war on the Missouri Constitution
Missouri Capitol Police officers conduct security checks on boxes of petition signatures submitted to force a referendum vote on the state’s new congressional map. State courts in Missouri and other states may decide whether new maps passed this year are used in the 2026 midterm elections (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).President Donald Trump demanded that Republican-led states redraw their congressional districts mid-decade because he expect…
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