Missouri Supreme Court upholds Kansas City's gerrymandered map in win for Trump
Source: Kansas City Star
“Our voters and our voices will not disappear in 2026 and the years that follow,” Lucas said in a statement. “Sadly, statewide leadership has abandoned tradition, respect, and fairness in order to pander to Washington special interests. We’ll meet again at the ballot box.”
The mayor’s reference to the ballot box comes as Kansas City voters are on tap for a chaotic midterm election. A referendum campaign, called People Not Politicians, has submitted more than 300,000 signatures in an attempt to force a statewide vote on the map in November.
The state Supreme Court, in its second ruling, found that if the referendum campaign is found to be legally sufficient, then the map would be retroactively suspended or blocked until Missourians have a chance to vote on it. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a fierce supporter of the new map, has not yet certified the referendum campaign for the ballot.
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so there could be different maps for the August Primary and the Nov General since the certification deadline for the referendum is Aug 4, the same day as the August Primary?