Boone County clerk refuses to update voter rolls amid uncertainty over Missouri map

Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon on Wednesday said she won’t revise voter lists to reflect the gerrymandered congressional districts approved last year until Secretary of State Denny Hoskins decides whether there will be a referendum on the map.

The Missouri Supreme Court decision Tuesday denying a request to put the map on hold until a statewide vote puts too much uncertainty into the future of the map, Lennon, a Democrat, wrote in a letter to Hoskins. The court ruled that the Missouri Constitution’s provision delaying the implementation of a law when it is sent to voters is not triggered until Hoskins issues a decision on whether the referendum petitions have enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

Hoskins’ decision is not due until Aug. 4, the same day of the primary election. To prepare for that primary, she wrote, voter information must be updated by May 26 and ballots for overseas military voters must be mailed by June 19.

“Delaying your decision compromises both the administration and integrity of the election and, worse, breeds public distrust in the process,” Lennon wrote.



https://missouriindependent.com/2026/05/13/boone-county-clerk-refuses-to-update-voter-rolls-amid-uncertainty-over-missouri-map/