NPR: “A delay in U.S. Census data required to complete redistricting is creating discussion about whether Missouri may need to move its candidate filing period for the August 2022 primary.”
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Missouri lawmakers consider making ballot initiatives harder for voters to pass
Star: “Voters also approved, with 62% in support, the 2018 Clean Missouri measure that included redistricting reforms set to go into effect after the 2020 Census. Lawmakers undid that last year by winning voter approval…
Missouri Amendment 3 Passed, What Does that Mean for Redistricting?
Brennan Center: “Amendment 3 unraveled the reforms passed in Missouri by ballot initiative in 2018, removing key redistricting safeguards. But opportunities still remain in the fight for fair maps.”
GOP plan to undo Clean Missouri could leave children out of redistricting
St. Louis Post Dispatch Do the children of Missouri deserve representation in government? Most people would say yes. The state’s Republican legislators appear to be saying no. As the GOP attempts to undo Clean Missouri’s gerrymandering reforms in Tuesday’s election, one…
Sneaky Amendment 3 deserves defeat
News Tribune Voters spoke on the issues of ethics reform and redistricting when they approved “Clean Missouri” two years ago. So why is Amendment 3 on Tuesday’s ballot? It’s because politicians did not accept the…
Washington Missourian Endorses No on 3
In a legislative session upended by the coronavirus, Missouri lawmakers rallied to do what they typically do: pass some important legislation, some lame legislation and whiff on a number of opportunities to make our state…
Jennifer Lawrence would like you to vote ‘no’ on Missouri’s Amendment 3
The Pitch It’s not every day that you wake up to find a video that Jennifer Lawrence recorded for you, but today is apparently that kind of day? Exclusively, via The Pitch, we’re proud to bring to…
St. Louis American – Vote no on Amendment 3 on Nov. 3
St. Louis American The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west; this is true at all times and in all places. There is an absolute political truth that has the same…
Our opinion: General Assembly needs to step up its game
Neosho Daily News The Missouri General Assembly meets for more than four months each year and consistently has little to show for its efforts. Given that limitation, a list of do’s and don’ts for 2020…
Missouri Amendment 3 is a confusing, misleading mess. Here’s how to vote
The Kansas City Star Missourians should vote no on Amendment 3. That sounds simple, and it is. But because Republicans in thestate legislature are terrified for their jobs, and because misleading the public is their primary strategy for getting…