A Missouri group is working to overturn the map that gives the state one more Republican seat in Congress. If they get enough signatures, the map cannot take effect unless Missourians approve them.

People Not Politicians Missouri says they collected more than 100,000 signatures for their referendum petition that would repeal the “Missouri First” congressional map.

A referendum petition seeking to pause recently enacted redistricting legislation has been approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s Office.

No-excuse absentee voting for Kansas City's Nov. 4 special election will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and conclude on Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.

For those planning to participate in no-excuse absentee voting, or early voting, the following seven satellite locations are open on weekdays from Oct. 21-31, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They are also open on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon: The Mount Christian Worship Center, 1800 E. 79th St. Garrison Community Center, 1124 E. 5th St.

Missouri's attorney general has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a referendum seeking to repeal the state's new congressional map.

The legal actions illustrate a remarkable attempt to thwart Missourians from striking down the map that splits Kansas City.

In a tragic turn of events, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan was killed in a plane crash just weeks before the 2000 election, but he still won the U.S. Senate seat posthumously, with his wife Jean