New Lawsuit Challenges Missouri’s Rejection of Citizen Challenge to GOP Gerrymander

Originally published at: New Lawsuit Challenges Missouri’s Rejection of Citizen Challenge to GOP Gerrymander - TPM – Talking Points Memo

The group behind an effort to force a statewide vote on Missouri Republicans’ 7-1 gerrymander filed a new lawsuit Tuesday night challenging the Secretary of State’s finding earlier in the day that its petition is “insufficient.”  Missouri law lets voters block legislation if they gather enough signatures on a petition and win a subsequent statewide…