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Hansi Lo Wang

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NEW: Missouri voters are set to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment requiring drawing legislative districts on basis of "1 person, 1 vote," which could lead to redistricting based on # of citizens old enough to vote rather than of all residents

http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=26838179

NEW: Missouri voters are set to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment requiring drawing legislative districts on basis of "1 person, 1 vote," which could lead to redistricting based on # of citizens old enough to vote rather than of all residents http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=26838179

2. Trump admin has directed the Census Bureau to produce citizenship data based on government records that would allow for this redistricting by eligible voters, which a GOP strategist said would be "advantageous to Republicans & Non-Hispanic Whites"

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/759510775/trump-wants-citizenship-data-released-but-states-havent-asked-census-for-it

Trump Wants Citizenship Data Released But States Haven't Asked Census For That

The Trump administration ordered the Census Bureau to produce citizenship data state officials can use when redrawing voting districts. But the bureau says no state officials asked for that data.

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/759510775/trump-wants-citizenship-data-released-but-states-havent-asked-census-for-it

3. If you're wondering if it's legal to draw voting districts based on number of eligible voters rather than of all residents, the U.S. Supreme Court left that an open question back in 2016. From Justice #RBG's majority opinion in Evenwel v. Abbott

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/578/14-940/#tab-opinion-3553740

3. If you're wondering if it's legal to draw voting districts based on number of eligible voters rather than of all residents, the U.S. Supreme Court left that an open question back in 2016. From Justice #RBG's majority opinion in Evenwel v. Abbott https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/578/14-940/#tab-opinion-3553740

4. The proposed #SJR38 constitutional amendment is set to be on the ballot for Missouri's general election on Nov. 3.

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