Missouri Petition Drive Challenges New Congressional Map | JQJO

In Kansas City, volunteers led by Leann Villaluz are racing door to door to force a statewide vote on Missouri’s newly enacted congressional map, which targets Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II’s Kansas City seat and would divide the city into three Republican-leaning districts. People Not Politicians Missouri says it has collected over 100,000 of the 106,000-plus signatures needed by Dec. 11; success would pause the map until voters decide. The push faces lawsuits from the attorney general and challenges from the secretary of state, even as the DNC lends support and some Republicans break ranks over mid‑decade redistricting.