Boone Clerk Freezes 130,000 Voter Roll Changes as Missouri Map Referendum Decision Slips to Aug. 4
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Updated · KOMU 8 · May 14
Boone Clerk Freezes 130,000 Voter Roll Changes as Missouri Map Referendum Decision Slips to Aug. 4
2 articles · Updated · KOMU 8 · May 14
Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said she will keep using the old congressional map for voter lists, arguing the Missouri Supreme Court left too much uncertainty until Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rules on referendum signatures.
May 26 is Boone County’s deadline to update voter information for the Aug. 4 primary, and overseas military ballots must go out by June 19, leaving little time to redraw assignments if the map’s status changes.
About 45% of Boone’s more than 130,000 voters would shift districts under the new plan, and Lennon said split precincts and missing detailed data make the county’s remapping unusually complex.
Hoskins accused Lennon of defying the court, said he has no plans to accelerate his Aug. 4 decision, and acknowledged only courts may be able to force her to update the rolls.
The standoff is the latest turn in Missouri’s fight over a Republican-backed map aimed at protecting the party’s 6-2 U.S. House edge by weakening Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district.
When a court ruling and election deadlines clash, who decides which voter map is used for an upcoming election?
What happens to primary election results if the voter map is invalidated after the votes have been cast?