Missouri SecState Denies Petitions Amid Redistricting Showdown

Like the judge in this case . . . It's best to chill and see if OVERWHELMING VOTER OPPOSITION make this opinion essentially meaningless.

Moreover . . .

The TKC angle that most of Missouri hyper-partisan scumbags ignore: 

RURAL MISSOURI DOESN'T WANT TO JOIN KANSAS CITY PROPER IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT!!!

In fact . . . 

This was the wild card that the Republican Super-Majority didn't expect because it turns out voters are more concerned about their backyard rather than the fate of MAGA podcasts. 

Check-it . . .  

"Secretary of State Denny Hoskins delivered 33,068 pages to local election authorities out of 49,773 pages with signatures collected by a political action committee called People Not Politicians. The PAC began circulating petitions after lawmakers passed the new map on Sept. 12. Those pages will be checked to determine which signatures are from registered voters.

"Hoskins held back the rest because he does not believe signatures collected before Oct. 14 — the day he approved the form of the petition — are valid. Any pages with at least one signature dated Oct. 14 or later were sent to local election authorities, an exhibit included in the court filings state.

"The filing is part of the case pending before Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh over which signatures must be counted. On Dec. 12, Limbaugh declared he would not issue a ruling until the verification process shows whether the referendum petition can succeed without signatures collected before Oct. 14."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

MOIndie: Denny Hoskins isn’t verifying one-third of signatures for vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered map

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