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Missouri GOP Pushes Back on Gerrymandered Map | Columbia Missouri News
Missouri Republicans are pushing to reinstate a controversial, gerrymandered Senate map blocked by a judge who found it diluted Black voting power in St. Louis and Kansas City — now seeking an appeals court injunction to delay the ruling. They argue the map’s absence risks chaos ahead of August primaries and oppose public vote on redistricting, claiming voters shouldn’t decide lines drawn to disadvantage minorities. Democrats fiercely counter that the map violates state law and the Voting Rights Act, calling it intentionally discriminatory. With the Senate currently held by Republicans and…
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