JEFFERSON CITY — Opponents of a Republican-led effort to redraw the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts outlined plans Monday to torpedo the scheme by taking it directly to the voters for ratification.

People Not Politicians, which has already raised an estimated $850,000 to bankroll the campaign, said Monday it is collecting signatures to give voters a say in the controversial gerrymandering push designed to secure one additional safe Republican congressional seat for President Donald Trump in next year’s mid-term elections.

“We are out on the streets today gathering signatures with Missourians. We are prepared to let Missourians have the final say in this,” People Not Politicians executive director Richard von Glahn told reporters Monday.

The groups opposed to th

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