Jefferson City — Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia S. Joyce today struck down dishonest and deceptive ballot summary language crafted by politicians for their Amendment 3 gerrymandering scheme, ruling it to be “misleading, unfair, and…
Posts Published by Mackenzie
New Endorsements: Overwhelming Bipartisan Coalition Coming Together to Defeat Amendment 3
The Clean Missouri coalition today unveiled a long, bipartisan list of public opponents to Amendment 3 to mark the 100 days until voters deliver a second mandate for fair maps in a statewide vote —…
President of the St. Louis NAACP and Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis: “Legislators should respect voters and redistricting process”
We must have fair maps to protect Missouri voters and make sure each vote counts. Let’s defend the will of voters and stop the Jefferson City gerrymandering plans. Louise Wilkerson, co-president of the League of…
Nonpartisan Redistricting Experts and Citizen Reformers Denounce SJR38 Gerrymandering Plan
JEFFERSON CITY – National anti-gerrymandering experts joined Missouri reformers in denouncing the Missouri State Senate’s final passage of SJR38, a proposal that seeks to roll back redistricting reforms passed overwhelmingly by Missouri voters in 2018…
Our view: The sound of silence should give lawmakers their cue on Amendment 1
Originally published in The Joplin Globe Where is the hue and cry from the Missouri public to repeal part of Amendment 1, which was passed overwhelmingly by voters in 2018? We’re not hearing it. Lawmakers,…
Our opinion: General Assembly needs to step up its game
Originally published in 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…
Legislators have better things to do than overturn Clean Missouri
Originally published in The Kansas City Star Get the facts The Clean Missouri Initiative Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved the Clean Missouri initiative in November 2018. The measure creates new rules for lawmakers in Jefferson City,…
Repealing Clean Missouri Amendment At Top Of The List For Some Lawmakers
Originally published in St. Louis Public Radio The Clean Missouri amendment was passed by 62% of voters in 2018, but repealing at least part of it in the 2020 legislative session is a top priority…
Respect the voters’ will, quit attacking Clean Missouri
Originally published in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Repealing Missouri’s new redistricting system should not be on the 2020 legislative agenda, much less a priority (“Clock is ticking for Republicans eyeing repeal of Missouri’s new redistricting…
Editorial: Scuttling Clean Missouri would be a GOP step away from ethics and transparency
Originally published in The St. Louis Post Dispatch Republican state lawmakers should think twice before they consider new efforts to overturn Amendment 1, the Clean Missouri measure that voters statewide approved overwhelmingly in 2018. Supporters…