Interview with Shawn Nicholson

In 2018, Missouri voters by a nearly two-to-one margin voted in favor of Amendment 1. The lobbying campaign finance and redistricting initiative also known as Clean Missouri. The amendment was supposed to create two independent commissions that would help redraw legislative districts throughout the state. The aftermath on this year's ballot is Amendment 3, which would eliminate the nonpartisan state demographer and revert to a bipartisan commission appointed by the governor. The campaign manager, four-know-for-three, Sean Nicholson, speaks about who is backing the amendment. Amendment 3 was crafted by politicians to let lobbyists and political operatives draw maps to protect their politicians. They want a world where as few districts as possible are competitive in November. A yes vote on Amendment 3 would also change the threshold of lobbyists gifts by just $5, from $5 to zero, and lower the contribution limit for state senate campaigns by $100, from $25 to $2,400. Both Republicans and Democrats across the state have come out in opposition of Amendment 3. For KRPS, I'm Fred Fletcher-Fierro in Web City.