Cole County Judge Considers Check-in with Secretary of State as Signature Verification Continues

Cole County judge considers check-in with Secretary of State as signature verification continues

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After about three months, the group People Not Politicians is still seeking a ruling from a Cole County Judge on whether more than 100,000 signatures will be verified by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to put the new Missouri congressional map on the November ballot. Representatives from People Not Politicians, the Secretary of State's Office and Republican-backed group Put Missouri First met Tuesday morning in court …

Judge again hears arguments over signatures on Missouri redistricting referendum

Richard von Glahn, campaign director of People Not Politicians, unloads boxes of petitions Dec. 9 at the Missouri Secretary of State's office. People Not Politicians was in court Tuesday asking for an order that all the signatures delivered on Dec. 9 be checked by local election authorities (photo submitted).A petition to force a statewide vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map was less than 200 signatures away from meeting its goal …