Referendum backers reject ballot title for vote on gerrymandered Missouri congressional map

Referendum backers reject ballot language for vote on gerrymandered MO congressional map

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' description of an effort to overturn a new Missouri congressional map fails 'the smell test,' backers say.

Referendum backers reject ballot title for vote on gerrymandered Missouri congressional map

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is being criticized for the ballot language he wrote for a proposed referendum on Congressional redistricting. He is shown in a 2024 photo when he was a state senator (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).If Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map makes it to the ballot next year, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants to tell voters it “better reflects statewide voting patterns” and replace…

Missouri anti-redistricting group says secretary of state wrote 'prejudiced' ballot language

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, Missouri's top election official, wrote the ballot language for a referendum that would overturn Republicans' recently gerrymandered congressional map. Even though the language is supposed to be unbiased, it would tell voters that the old map "protects incumbent politicians."