Missouri Democrats’ effort to block GOP gerrymander picks up steam

The petition puts into jeopardy Missouri Republicans’ attempt to eliminate the Democratic-leaning Kansas City district currently held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

Missouri lawmaker slams elections ‘decided in California.' She missed one detail

Polling both nationwide and in Missouri has consistently shown that voters overwhelmingly oppose gerrymandering. The new Missouri map splits Kansas City-area voters into three GOP-leaning districts in an effort to force out of office Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
KCUR

Missouri anti-redistricting group challenges Secretary of State for throwing out signatures

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected 90,000 signatures for a referendum on the newly redrawn congressional map, because they were collected before Gov. Mike Kehoe had signed the map into law.
KSMU

Filing for municipal elections underway

Candidates for city governments and boards of education in Missouri have until December 30 to file for municipal elections scheduled for April 7, 2026.

‘Constitutional hardball’: National gerrymander battle turns the heat up in Missouri

Allies of both parties are pouring money into the fight over a referendum to bring the state’s new congressional maps in front of voters.
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Missouri voters likely to deliver final verdict on new congressional map and initiative changes

Missouri voters are likely to weigh in on a new congressional map and proposed changes to the state's initiative petition process. Even as court cases seek to throw out the new redistricting plan approved in the special session, a referendum campaign to ...
KSHB Kansas City

Slow start to early voting for Missouri elections with 1 week to go

KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens covers stories involving downtown Kansas City, Missouri up to North Kansas City. Share your story idea with Grant. Voter turnout has been slow with one week to go until Missouri's April 8 school and special election.
KMBC Kansas City

Missouri removes over 18,000 deceased voters from rolls

Missouri has removed 18,637 deceased voters from its voter rolls in the first 60 days of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' tenure, his office announced.The voter list maintenance effort, conducted in coordination with local election officials, is part of ...

Kansas & Missouri officials are sharing voter registration info. Is that normal?

The top election officials in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to share voter registration details with each other, a piecemeal approach designed to protect elections that’s raised eyebrows from voting rights advocates.

Missouri judges rewrite abortion ban ballot question. What voters will see

The ruling marks a win for abortion rights advocates, who argued the language was intended to mislead voters into approving a new abortion ban.