What/ When is Proposition A?
Proposition A is the DC-backed proposition putting gerrymandering into place in Missouri. It allows DC political consultants to rig Missouri elections and manipulate outcomes so that Missouri voters have no power over who represents us. People Not Politicians, a coalition of Republican, Democrat, and Independent Missourians, encourages Missourians to vote no on Proposition A. Missourians will get to vote no on Proposition A during the general election on November 3.
What does a NO vote mean?
A vote NO on Proposition A rejects the rigged, gerrymandered map put forth by DC-based political consultants, protecting the will of the people, the will of Missourians.
What does a YES vote mean?
A vote YES on Proposition A implements the rigged, gerrymandered map put forth by DC-based political consultants, overriding the will of the people, the will of Missourians.
What is gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering is when politicians choose their voters, instead of voters choosing their politicians. It’s how special interests rig elections before a single vote is cast. Politicians are trying to do it in Missouri with Proposition A. That’s why Missourians will reject politicians’ gerrymandered map by voting NO on Proposition A on November 3 in the general election.
Is Missouri gerrymandered?
Politicians passed a law in 2025 to gerrymander Missouri’s districts, specifically targeting Kansas City. By splitting KC into three districts and combining it with communities as far away as the Illinois/Iowa border and Lake of the Ozarks, politicians are seeking to dilute the power of voters to elect representatives of their own choosing. The legal status of this gerrymander is currently under dispute, but Missourians will have an opportunity to reject it in November of 2026 by voting NO on Proposition A.
Is HB1 different than Proposition A and the People Not Politicians campaign?
HB1 is the legislation politicians passed to gerrymander Missourian’s voices out of politics. People Not Politicians collected over 305,000 signatures to have Missourians vote on it. Once certified, HB1 will become Proposition A, and Missourians will have the opportunity to veto the rigged map by voting NO on Proposition A.
What does it mean if the state gets gerrymandered?
- The Power of Your Vote: Gerrymandering lets politicians lock in power and silence voters.
- Fair Representation: Missouri communities risk losing their ability to elect leaders who truly represent them.
- Trust in Elections: Mid-decade map-rigging undermines faith in the fairness of elections.
- But none of this will happen if Missourians rally together to vote no on Proposition A on November 3.
What is the People Not Politicians amendment? Are Proposition A and People Not Politicians the same thing?
- Proposition A is a proposed amendment that gerrymanders Missourians out of a say in politics.. That’s why Missourians will reject politicians’ gerrymandered map by voting NO to Proposition A on November 3, for the general election.
- People Not Politicians is a coalition of Republicans, Independents and Democrats working to ensure Missourians know to reject the rigged gerrymandering by voting no on Proposition A come November 3.
Why has the People Not Politicians referendum not been certified?
Politicians are afraid that voters will reject their power grab. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and Attorney General Catherine Hanaway have spent hundreds of thousands of Missouri taxpayer dollars trying to prevent an up-or-down vote by the people on their gerrymandered map. People Not Politicians will continue to fight to give people, not politicians, the final say by voting NO on their power grab on November 3rd.