I believe every Missouri voter deserves to know their vote counts and that their district was drawn fairly. Right now, that's not the case. Election officials started mailing primary ballots to military and overseas voters on June 17 using a congressional map that shifted voters in 28 counties into new districts — while the legal status of that map is still unresolved. We're sending out ballots under a map that may not even be valid. That's not how democracy is supposed to work.
This map was drawn with a stated goal of pushing out Kansas City's Representative Emanuel Cleaver by packing and cracking voters in the 5th District. When politicians draw maps to pick their voters instead of letting voters pick their representatives, we all lose — regardless of party. Families in those 28 counties don't know for certain which district they're in, which candidates represent them, or whether their ballot will even count if courts later reject this map. That's a real problem for real people, and it's happening right now.
I'm asking you to publicly oppose this map and support a legal pause on its use until Missouri courts resolve its status. Voters deserve a fair process, not a rushed one that advantages one party at the expense of everyone's confidence in elections.
Please act now to protect Missouri voters' right to a fair, legal election.
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