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Missouri Secretary of State Tactics Attempt to Derail Citizen Repeal of Gerrymandered Congressional Map

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

January 6th, the Missouri Secretary of State disqualified one third of the qualifying signatures for a ballot initiative repealing a gerrymandered mid-decade congressional map. January 9th, his lawyer admitted in court that the state’s language for the ballot initiative was “likely to create prejudice.” It’s all part of an all-out effort to derail the pro-voter ballot measure.

After the SCOTUS Texas Congressional Gerrymandering Decision, Battles Continue in Missouri, Indiana and Florida

December 9, 2025December 10, 2025

After the U.S. Supreme Court majority’s tacit approval of Texas congressional gerrymandering, efforts are ramping up in Indiana and Florida. In Missouri, though, a federal judge has stopped GOP efforts to derail a citizen ballot initiative to overturn that state’s Trump-requested gerrymandering.

Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates: Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

We have updates on the congressional midterm gerrymandering arms race from Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,and California. Florida, which has been on the sidelines, may enter the fray soon.

What States are Next? Updates on Pre-Midterm Gerrymandering Prospects in Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Ohio, Alabama & New Hampshire

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

The midterm gerrymandering arms race is on, with the current balance of power in the U.S. Congress 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats. Red states Texas and Missouri have finished manipulating their Congressional maps. What states are next?

Missouri Legislature Passes New Gerrymandered Congressional Map with One More GOP Seat and Moves to Quash Future Citizen Ballot Initiatives

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025

The Missouri Senate approved a new mid-decade Congressional map Sept.12th, manipulated to gain one more GOP seat and preserve a majority in the U.S. House. To make sure voters don’t override such partisan bills, it also passed a constitutional amendment proposal to make citizen ballot initiatives harder to win.