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The Missouri Senate passed a new congressional map designed to give Republicans a 7-1 advantage in the state.

Lawmakers also approved a measure to make it harder for citizens to amend the state constitution via the initiative petition process.

A referendum effort has been launched to put the new congressional map on the ballot for voters to decide.

A newly-gerrymandered congressional map and limits on voters’ ability to amend the state constitution cleared the Missouri Senate on Friday, Sept. 12, capping two weeks of contentious debate that drew national attention.

The changes to the initiative petition process will appear on the statewide ballot next year.

The new map, designed to give Republicans control of seven of Missouri’s eight seats in Congress, now heads

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