NewsFebruary 24, 2012
Redistricting concerns block candidate filing bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri House members have endorsed legislation to delay candidate filing amid uncertainty over new legislative districts based upon the most recent census. Filing for this year's elections currently starts Tuesday and ends March 27. Under the House-backed legislation, candidate filing would start March 19 and end March 30. The measure was approved 147-4 Thursday and returns to the Senate, where its prospects were uncertain...
By CHRIS BLANK ~ Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Frustration over new Missouri Senate districts has blocked efforts to delay candidate filing.
Filing for this year's elections starts Tuesday and ends March 27. Lawmakers have considered pushing filing back to buy additional time while legislative districts are finalized.
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The House voted Thursday to delay filing, but the measure did not reach a vote in the Senate. Hours earlier, a bipartisan state redistricting commission reached a tentative deal over new Missouri Senate boundaries. But several St. Louis-area Republican senators voiced objections to that plan during floor debate Thursday afternoon.
Republican Sen. Mike Parson, of Bolivar, is sponsoring the candidate filing measure. He says more time was needed to analyze the new map and that senators still could move next week to delay candidate filing.
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