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Missouri lawmakers send new redistricting proposal to voters
Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has sent a ballot proposal to voters asking them to reconsider their earlier backing of a redistricting system that stresses fairness and competitiveness over everything else. Missourians in 2018 voted to make “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” the top criteria in re-drawing state legislative districts. The new plan, approv[...]
Missouri Republicans revive push to change redistricting
After weeks off work over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature is once again making a push to change state redistricting rules. A House committee advanced the proposal, which would ask voters yet again to change redistricting rules. Missourians in 2018 voted to make “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” top criteria in dec[...]
Lawmakers try to alter voter-approved redistricting reforms
With the census approaching, lawmakers in some states are attempting to alter recent voter-approved measures that were intended to reduce partisan gamesmanship when drawing new voting districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. In Missouri and Utah, Republican-led legislatures have advanced proposals to unravel key provisions in redistricting initiatives passed in 2018 before they [&helli[...]
Missouri senators OK new redistricting proposal
The Republican-led Missouri Senate on Monday passed a proposal to once again ask voters to change the state’s redistricting rules. Less than two years after voters approved a new redistricting plan, senators voted 22-9 in favor of another constitutional amendment to change how state House and Senate districts are drawn. Only one Republican, Sen. Lincoln Hough […]
Missouri senators OK new redistricting proposal
The Republican-led Missouri Senate this week passed a proposal to once again ask voters to change the state’s redistricting rules. Less than two years after voters approved a new redistricting plan, senators voted 22-9 in favor of another constitutional amendment to change how state House and Senate districts are drawn. Only one Republican, Sen. Lincoln […]
Missouri Senate advances another redistricting plan
Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has given initial approval to a plan to revamp key parts of a ballot initiative on redistricting approved by voters just two years ago. The proposed constitutional amendment would lower “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” to the least important factors among criteria used to draw state House and Senate districts. If approved by [[...]
Missouri Senate advances another redistricting plan
Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has given initial approval to a plan to revamp key parts of a ballot initiative on redistricting approved by voters just two years ago. The proposed constitutional amendment would lower “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” to the least important factors among criteria used to draw state House and Senate districts. If approved by [[...]
Missouri Republicans seek to drop ‘partisan fairness’ in districts
Missouri’s Republican senators put forth a new plan Wednesday that would scrap “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” from the criteria used to draw state House and Senate districts — reversing a key part of a ballot initiative approved by voters just two years ago. Senators began debating the newly proposed constitutional amendment on Wednesday. If approved […]
Republicans seek to undo new Missouri redistricting model
Republican senators rolled out a plan to ask Missouri voters to undo key parts of a nationally unique redistricting model that directs a demographer to draw new legislative districts with “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” as top criteria. The Republican proposal would abolish the demographer position and relegate political fairness and competitiveness to the bottom [...]
Republicans seek to undo new Missouri redistricting model
Republican senators rolled out a plan to ask Missouri voters to undo key parts of a nationally unique redistricting model that directs a demographer to draw new legislative districts with “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” as top criteria. The Republican proposal would abolish the demographer position and relegate political fairness and competitiveness to the bottom [...]
Redistricting, violence top issues for Missouri lawmakers
Missouri lawmakers returned to the Capitol Wednesday to start work on issues ranging from an overhaul of the voter-approved redistricting plan to combating violence in the state’s biggest cities. Republican leaders of the House and Senate said a top priority will be sending voters yet another proposed change to how legislative districts are drawn. Voters […]
Redistricting, violence top issues for Missouri lawmakers
Missouri lawmakers returned to the Capitol Wednesday to start work on issues ranging from an overhaul of the voter-approved redistricting plan to combating violence in the state’s biggest cities. Republican leaders of the House and Senate said a top priority will be sending voters yet another proposed change to how legislative districts are drawn. Voters […]
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