– Two years after Missouri voters enacted a first-of-its-kind initiative intended to create “partisan fairness” in voting districts, they have changed their minds.
“I don’t think there’s a problem with letting voters reconsider it,” said Republican state Sen. Dan Hegeman, who sponsored this year's measure.
The original Clean Missouri measure also limited lobbyist gifts and campaign contributions to lawmakers, and made lawmakers' records open to the public.
Republican lawmakers also paired the redistricting changes with slightly lower limits on lobbyist gifts and campaign contributions.
Hegeman said they merely were mirroring the approach of the original Clean Measure measure.