Jason Hancock | The Missouri Independent
The campaign to repeal Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map turned in 300,000 signatures Tuesday to put it on the 2026 ballot, but Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says that won’t stop the map from going into effect on Thursday.
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Protesters against Republican-led initiatives to redistrict Missouri’s Congressional seats and to limit voters’ ability to change the state Constitution rally in the State Capitol rotunda on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Jefferson City. Video by Christian Gooden, 51ºÚÁÏ
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