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Missouri Farm Bureau pleased with SJR 38 passage

The Missouri Farm Bureau is pleased with State Senate passage of SJR 38 that puts the drawing of state legislative maps in the hands of independent, bipartisan House and Senate commissions. That’s a change to the voter-approved Clean Missouri Act that would have required a nonpartisan state demographer to draw legislative maps following the 2020 U.S. Census. Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says the amendment will help ensure rural communities are represented by people who live in them. The resolution, if adopted by voters, also bans lobbyist gifts to lawmakers altogether and reduces State Senate campaign contribution limits by $100.