CLEANER MO OR DIRTY MO?

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CLEANER MO OR DIRTY MO?

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 02:43
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Republicandominated General Assembly passed a bill asking voters for a redo. The effort, if successful, would maintain legislative districts that give Republicans overwhelming, veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. In 2018, 62% of voters passed Clean Missouri, a constitutional amendment. The measure seeks a more accurate representation of the public’s party preferences when voting for General Assembly members. A professional demographer would redraw district boundaries. At this time, the House has 164 members, with 115, or 70%, being Republicans. The Senate has 34 members, with 24, or 70%, being Republicans. Although the party has huge majorities in the General Assembly, Missouri is not 70% Republican. In the last U.S. Senate election – between Republican Josh Hawley and Democrat Claire McCaskill, McCaskill drew 46%, or nearly half, of the vote. Most Missouri’s Republican House and Senate members want a Clean Missouri redo, which they call Cleaner…

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