Show-Me Last Minute Sports Gambling Election Lawsuit

We're not sure if this effort has a chance . . . But these last ditch efforts are rarely successful and, instead, typically reveal that nearby competing interests don't want any competition.  

Here are the basics . . .

The suit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court, argues the methodology used by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office to certify that the sports betting proposal collected enough signatures was unconstitutional.

To make the ballot, proposed initiative petitions must receive signatures from 8% of legal voters in six of the state’s eight congressional districts.

Lawmakers redrew those districts following the 2020 U.S. Census, but the secretary of state’s office did not use the new districts when it calculated whether enough valid signatures were collected, the lawsuit said. But it used the current district lines to determine where people who signed the petition lived.

Had the count been based on current district lines, the lawsuit contends, the proposal would have fallen short in the 1st Congressional District.

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Lawsuit argues sports wagering amendment should be kept off Missouri ballot * Missouri Independent

A lawsuit seeks to block a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing sports wagering in Missouri from being placed on the November ballot.