In Missouri Gerrymander Battle, GOP Officials Look to Drown Out Voters' Voices
Opponents of Missouri’s GOP-backed congressional gerrymander cleared a major goal Tuesday, handing in more than 300,000 voters’ signatures in support of putting the measure to a statewide referendum.
But despite that victory, voting advocates remain locked in a high-stakes showdown with Republican state officials who aim to slip the map through by weaponizing the administrative process and running down the clock to the 2026 election.
The state constitution gives Missourians the right to hold a so-called citizen’s veto referendum on acts of the legislature, and hundreds of thousands of voters made it clear this week that they want the final say.
The reason is clear: The new, partisan congressional map could split Kansas City across three Republican districts and eliminate one of the state’s two seats currently held by Democrats, diluting the power of Black voters.
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