JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Just days after the Missouri Senate passed new congressional maps, at least one group is actively gathering signatures to put the matter of maps in front of voters next year.

People Not Politicians Missouri held a conference call with reporters Monday, outlining their strategy to force the issue of redistricting onto a statewide ballot as a referendum vote.

“This is simply about how democracy should work and that people should be at the center of our democracy, not politicians,” Richard Von Glahn, a People Not Politicians spokesman, said.

The group said they need to gather more than 100,000 signatures in less than 90 days to make a referendum vote happen. Organizers have to gather at least five percent of voters in six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.

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