KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Voting rights advocates gathered Saturday at Mill Creek Park as part of a nationwide day of action focused on congressional redistricting and voter representation.

The Kansas City rally was one of two protests held in Missouri, alongside another event in St. Louis.Organizers said the demonstrations were aimed at raising awareness about Missouri’s newly approved congressional district maps after the Missouri Supreme Court allowed the maps to move forward.The updated congressional boundaries impact several districts, including Missouri’s 5th Congressional District represented by Emanuel Cleaver II.Under the new maps, the district stretches farther outside Kansas City into central Missouri.

Jamie Johnson with People Not Politicians said supporters are now pushing for a citizen-led referendum effort tied to the maps.

“We have a referendum going on to do a citizen veto of the recent maps that the legislature made,” Johnson said.

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