Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting

Associated Press  

— Republicans in the Missouri Senate negotiated behind closed doors for hours Wednesday over how to divvy up the state’s eight congressional districts based on the latest census data. Senate Republicans are divided between a plan that could continue Missouri’s current political split in the U.S. House and a more aggressive proposal that could potentially give the GOP a shot at winning seven of the state’s eight congressional seats. A measure passed by the GOP-led state House and backed by Republican Senate leaders is projected leave Democratic U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Cori Bush’s urban districts relatively intact, maintaining the 6-2 split between Missouri Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Eigel also criticized the House bill for not doing enough to make GOP U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner’s suburban St. Louis district more solidly Republican.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s GOP caucuses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s GOP caucuses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Missouri Republican Party will hold presidential caucuses on Saturday, offering voters their only chance to weigh in on who should represent the party on the November presidential ballot. WHO MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE CAUCUSES Caucus-goers must be registered to vote in Missouri and sign a pledge declaring their “allegiance to the Missouri Republican Party.” The caucus rules …

Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans

Associated Press  

Mike Parson signed new U.S. House districts into law Wednesday that are expected to shore up Republican strength in the state’s most competitive congressional district ahead of this year’s elections. Parson’s signature on the redistricting legislation capped a rocky process that revealed deep schisms between Republican leaders in the state House and Senate and some conservative GOP lawmakers, who had …

Missouri lawmakers adopt US House districts with GOP edge
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri lawmakers adopt US House districts with GOP edge

Associated Press  

— Finally breaking an impasse, the Missouri Legislature gave final approval Thursday to new congressional districts that are expected to continue Republicans’ electoral edge in a former swing state that has trended increasingly red. Some Missouri Republicans had pushed for an aggressive gerrymander that would have split up Democratic-leaning Kansas City and given the GOP a shot at winning seven …

Missouri election chief: Redistricting risks election errors
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri election chief: Redistricting risks election errors

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s top election official on Wednesday warned that it may be too late to pass new congressional districts for the Aug. 2 primary without causing errors that could undermine confidence in the election. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that even if lawmakers were to approve a new U.S. House map before Friday’s deadline to pass legislation, it …

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan

Associated Press  

— With time running short, the Missouri House on Monday passed a newly proposed map for the state’s eight congressional districts that — if the Senate agrees — could be used in elections later this year. Though Republicans hold large majorities in the state Capitol, Missouri is one of the last states still struggling to enact a congressional redistricting plan …

Missouri faces more lawsuits over lack of redistricting map
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri faces more lawsuits over lack of redistricting map

Associated Press  

— With the state’s Republican-led Legislature still deadlocked on redistricting, Missouri now faces lawsuits in both federal and state court asking the judiciary to intervene and order a new U.S. House map before this summer’s primary election. Republican congressional candidate Paul Berry III, who filed the latest lawsuit in federal court, said Wednesday that the continued uncertainty over Missouri’s U.S. …

Mississippi House, Senate pass separate redistricting plans
2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi House, Senate pass separate redistricting plans

Associated Press  

— The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve separate plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census. “The proposed maps vastly underrepresent Mississippi’s Black population and, we fear, are drawn to dilute Black voting strength,” the ACLU said in a statement. One of Sojourner’s allies, Republican Sen. Chris …

Missouri’s US House map in limbo as candidate deadline looms
2 years, 8 months ago

Missouri’s US House map in limbo as candidate deadline looms

Associated Press  

— With a deadline to declare their candidacy looming, Missouri congressional hopefuls still don’t know exactly whom they will be seeking to represent in this year’s elections. The Missouri House took no action Monday on a Senate-passed bill redrawing the state’s eight U.S. House districts, and a top House official said no decision has been made on whether to bring …

Mississippi reveals redistricting for state House and Senate
2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi reveals redistricting for state House and Senate

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislators on Sunday unveiled plans to redraw the state House and Senate districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census. Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby of Pearl said Sunday that the Senate redistricting plan keeps the same number of Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning districts as now. Historical voting patterns in Mississippi show districts with higher …

Missouri senators finally reach compromise on redistricting
2 years, 8 months ago

Missouri senators finally reach compromise on redistricting

Associated Press  

— Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts following months of tense Republican infighting, giving the House just hours to finish work on new maps before the Tuesday candidate filing deadline. The Senate map also keeps both of Missouri’s main military bases in the 4th District, a key demand of conservative caucus member Sen. …

Judicial panel unveils tentative new map for Missouri Senate
2 years, 9 months ago

Judicial panel unveils tentative new map for Missouri Senate

Associated Press  

— A judicial panel in charge of redrawing Missouri’s Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, giving candidates and voters a look at new boundaries that could be used beginning later this year. Missouri’s 34 Senate districts are being drawn by a judicial panel because Republicans and Democrats on a politically balanced citizens commission failed to agree on a plan …

Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map
2 years, 9 months ago

Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map

Associated Press  

— A lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri voters by Democratic attorneys is asking a court to intervene in the state’s stalled redistricting process and draw new U.S. House maps that can be used in this year’s elections. “It is in the interests of voters, candidates, and Missouri’s entire electoral apparatus that new congressional districts be established as soon as …

Missouri congressional candidate files redistricting lawsuit
2 years, 9 months ago

Missouri congressional candidate files redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

— A Republican congressional candidate from suburban St. Louis is challenging Missouri’s U.S. House districts in court as state lawmakers remain at loggerheads over how to redraw the districts in advance of this year’s elections. Paul Berry III said Wednesday that his lawsuit seeks to prod state lawmakers to pass new congressional districts or else have the court complete the …

Missouri candidates sign up for office without new districts
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri candidates sign up for office without new districts

Associated Press  

— Uncertain of her district but committed to running for Congress anyway, Sara Walsh was up before dawn Tuesday to claim a spot near the front of the line as Missouri candidates began filing for office without new maps in place for the U.S. House and state Senate. “Worst case scenario, I would just move” to remain in the 4th …

Missouri Senate looks for ‘magic path’ on redistricting
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate looks for ‘magic path’ on redistricting

Associated Press  

— Meeting in a rare Saturday session, Missouri senators searched for what the chamber’s leader described as a “magic path” toward resolving a weeklong filibuster against a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. “With all of the people that have an interest in this map pulling in multiple different directions, we’re still trying to find that magic path that …

Missouri Senate GOP divided over gerrymandering attempts
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate GOP divided over gerrymandering attempts

Associated Press  

— A plan to redraw Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts remained stuck amid Republican squabbling Wednesday, as conservative state senators continued to press their party’s leaders to embrace an aggressive map that could flip a Democratic-held seat to the GOP. A redistricting plan passed last month by the state House is projected to keep that 6-2 makeup while slightly strengthening …

GOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a redistricting plan that politically hurts the state’s only Democrat in Congress, likely plunging Kansas into a national legal brawl amid the contest for control of the U.S. House. Laura Kelly’s veto of a map that splits the state’s side of the Kansas City area …

Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Senate remained divided over a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday as a filibuster from conservatives pushing for an aggressively Republican map carried on through a second day and Democrats raised concerns that they were being treated unfairly. “Right now, it seems like part of the body feels like we’ve got a good compromise, but a significant portion of …

Kansas GOP fails to undo veto of remap plan hurting Democrat
2 years, 10 months ago

Kansas GOP fails to undo veto of remap plan hurting Democrat

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Top Republican lawmakers in Kansas learned Monday that they didn’t have the votes yet to override Democratic Gov. The GOP-controlled state Senate voted 24-15 to overturn Kelly’s action, but Republican leaders needed three more, or 27 in the 40-member chamber, for the necessary two-thirds majority. “I can already hear the sounds of bones breaking,” said Democratic state …

GOP map likely to hinder lone Democrat clears Kansas Senate
2 years, 11 months ago

GOP map likely to hinder lone Democrat clears Kansas Senate

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans used their supermajority Friday to win Kansas Senate approval for a redistricting plan that likely would make it harder for the state’s only Democrat in Congress to win reelection this year. The nearly four-hour debate ahead of the Senate’s 26-9 vote previewed the arguments that attorneys for both parties may use during an expected court challenge …

GOP redistricting plan in Kansas splits Democrat’s district
2 years, 11 months ago

GOP redistricting plan in Kansas splits Democrat’s district

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas are pursuing a redistricting proposal that would remove Democratic voters from the Kansas-City area swing district currently held by the state’s only Democratic member of Congress. Democrats fear that new political boundaries will make it harder for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids to win reelection in Kansas’ 3rd District and are focused on …

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans forced their redistricting plan for congressional and legislative seats through the Indiana House on Thursday, casting aside objections that the new maps lock in an excessive partisan advantage for the GOP for another decade. Democrats argued the Republicans were using gerrymandering — drawing districts to favor a particular party — to cement supermajorities in the Legislature, giving …

Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans appear set for another decade of controlling Indiana’s Senate under a GOP-drawn redistricting plan released Tuesday. Republican Senate leaders said it was a priority to keep more counties and cities in a single district, protecting what they called “communities of interest.” While the proposed maps add a likely Democratic seat in Indianapolis, more than a half dozen …

Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans turned aside objections from Democrats as they moved ahead Monday toward speedy approval of proposed new Indiana election district maps that will be used for the next 10 years. The Indiana House elections committee voted 9-4 along party lines to endorse the Republican-drawn redistricting plan for the state’s nine congressional districts and 100 state House seats based …

Missouri GOP Rep. Hartzler officially joins Senate race
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri GOP Rep. Hartzler officially joins Senate race

Associated Press  

— Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who represents a very conservative and mostly rural area of central and western Missouri in Congress, officially entered the crowded race Thursday for the Senate seat fellow conservative Roy Blunt is giving up once his term ends. Hartzler, who won her 4th District House seat in 2010 by defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, is …

Missouri's Long Fight Over Voting Rules Is Now Part Of A Larger National Battle
3 years, 8 months ago

Missouri's Long Fight Over Voting Rules Is Now Part Of A Larger National Battle

NPR  

Missouri's Long Fight Over Voting Rules Is Now Part Of A Larger National Battle Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacob Moscovitch for NPR Jacob Moscovitch for NPR The same day last month that Georgia's legislature passed a controversial new voting bill, Missouri's Republican-led House approved one of its own. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacob Moscovitch for NPR …

Critics look to pressure GOP over Indiana redistricting
4 years ago

Critics look to pressure GOP over Indiana redistricting

Associated Press  

A coalition of activist groups announced a new push Monday against what it called partisan gerrymandering by Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature. Coalition leaders said they would form a citizens commission that will hold virtual town hall meetings in January and February and propose new voting districts to the General Assembly before lawmakers approve new congressional and legislative district maps next year …

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