Missouri, congressional map
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state asking the judge to reject the referendum that would put Missouri's new congressional map on the ballot. The state sued “People Not Pol
More than 305,000 signatures on a petition to put a new congressional map to a vote were being scanned and counted by the secretary of state’s Elections Division on Tuesday
Signature gatherers were allegedly offered thousands of dollars to abandon their work and provide information to opponents of the referendum campaign.
Missouri Republican leaders claimed the U.S. Constitution forbids state referendums on Congressional district plans. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, but the Missouri Secretary of State can still declare the petition unconstitutional under the state constitution.
Polling both nationwide and in Missouri has consistently shown that voters overwhelmingly oppose gerrymandering. The new Missouri map splits Kansas City-area voters into three GOP-leaning districts in an effort to force out of office Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.