Redistricting

The complaint, filed with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Council, says the Attorney General didn’t have the authority to list the Missouri General Assembly as a plaintiff in a redistricting lawsuit without its input.

The Republican National Committee is targeting voters to remove their names from a referendum petition.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs said the Missouri Constitution is clear that redistricting can only be done after a certified census, while the defense said nothing prohibits mid-decade redistricting.

“We're watching what Indiana does,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated event in Alton on Wednesday. “We may have to react to that.”

State Sen. Lincoln Hough voted against efforts to end debate on gerrymandering and initiative petition bills — and was swiftly removed as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump.

Protesters demanded that Republicans halt their efforts to redistrict Missouri and make it harder for voter-led constitutional amendments to pass. After protesting in the rotunda, rally-goers packed the Senate chambers, where lawmakers are set to take up both proposals.

The GOP-dominated Missouri House easily passed legislation Monday night to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.

Missouri Democrats have accused their GOP colleagues of kowtowing to President Donald Trump, who is pressuring Republican-led states to redraw their maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.