Organizers submit enough signatures to block gerrymandered Missouri map
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Organizers in Missouri, People Not Politicians, submitted over 300,000 signatures to block the state's newly gerrymandered congressional map, far exceeding the required amount to force a referendum. The Republican-approved map eliminates a Democratic district in Kansas City, part of a broader national effort to create Republican-leaning districts. Missouri's Secretary of State must now verify the signatures, a process expected to take several weeks, during which the new map is paused. Republicans have actively opposed the referendum, with the Secretary of State attempting to disqualify signatures and the Attorney General pursuing legal challenges. If the signatures are validated, Missouri voters will decide on the map's fate in a future election.
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