BJ has a very clear understanding of Objectives unfortunately he lacks that level of comprehension when it comes to tactics methods procedures etc. Thus: his Behaviors.
Voter advocates are expected to immediately challenge the move and ask the courts to ensure that Missouri voters have the final say on the m
Jen Rice and Yunior Rivas at Democracy Docket:
Nearly a year after voting advocates launched a campaign to prevent a pro-GOP gerrymander from taking effect in Missouri, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) officially blocked the citizen-initiated referendum on the new congressional map from appearing on the ballot in November.
Hoskins said he rejected the referendum as legally insufficient because, in his view, Missouri voters have no constitutional authority to overturn a congressional map enacted by the state legislature.
“After careful consideration, I have determined the challenge to the new Missouri First congressional map to be insufficient due to it being unconstitutional,” Hoskins said during a press conference. “At issue is not the number of signatures turned in to challenge the new congressional map, but the fact that the referendum itself is null and void by virtue of the fact that it is unconstitutional.”
Hoskins said his decision was supported by advice from his general counsel and Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. Hoskins declared that House Bill 1, which contains the new congressional map, “continues to be the law of the land”
He also invoked the Election Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which allows state legislatures to set the “Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections,” to argue that prevents voters from challenging the map through a referendum.
“The Missouri Constitution cannot be interpreted to strip away the General Assembly of its authority over redistricting absent a clear statement,” Hoskins said. “For those reasons, I do rule the referendum insufficient because it is unconstitutional.”
Voter advocates are expected to immediately challenge the move and ask the courts to ensure that Missouri voters have the final say on the map.
It’s a long shot, but opponents continue to argue the battle is not over.
Hoskins acknowledged that the decision would certainly be challenged in court within hours.
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Missourians turned in more than 300,000 petition signatures in December to put the redistricting referendum on the ballot, almost three times more than necessary to qualify. Historically, once signatures are turned in, Missouri officials have paused the challenged legislation until voters weigh in. But Hoskins broke with that precedent, proclaiming that the gerrymandered map would be used in this year’s elections and effectively blocking voters’ rights to weigh in.
By March, the referendum cleared an important milestone: Local clerks verified enough signatures to confirm that the measure had qualified for a statewide vote.
However, the referendum still needed to be certified by the secretary of state’s office. Hoskins delayed his decision until Aug. 4 — the last possible date, and also the same day as the primary election.
Treasonous snake Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) blocks a referendum that would have potentially invalidated the rigged 7-1 Congressional map from going to the ballot box this fall.
For now, this means the rigged 7-1 map is in effect.
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