Kehoe calls special legislative session to gerrymander congressional map

Gov. Mike Kehoe has called a special legislative session to gerrymander the state’s congressional map.

Legislators are being asked to create a new Republican seat in the U.S. House. The Missouri Independent reports the planned redrawn map would split Kansas City into three districts.

“This is about clarity for voters and ownership of our future, and I hope the legislature will work together to pass our Missouri First Map and critically needed IP reform,” Kehoe said in a statement, also pointing to a constitutional ask to make the initiative petition process more difficult in the state.

Read more from the Missouri Independent.