GOP spent $2.9 million to stop Missourians from voting on gerrymander
When opponents of Missouri’s new, GOP-backed congressional map began gathering signatures to advance a ballot measure to veto the map, they faced an onslaught of opposition from Republicans.
GOP officials filed lawsuits, attempted to get signatures disqualified, wrote biased ballot language to confuse voters, sent out intimidating text messages to Missourians, and even threatened to sic immigration officers on signature gatherers.
Now, a new ethics report has revealed that the Republican Party spent $2.9 million on efforts to defeat the signature drive.
It’s an “astronomical amount of money,” said Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians, which has led the signature drive.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-spent-2-9-million-to-stop-missourians-from-voting-on-gerrymander/