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SENATE REMONSTRANCE NO. 1
      Whereas, Brianna Lennon is the elected Boone County
Clerk and has been since 2018; and
      Whereas, as Boone County Clerk, she is responsible for
overseeing elections within Boone County, including
elections for statewide and federal offices, and has a duty
to comply with the laws of the state of Missouri; and
      Whereas, during the Second Extraordinary Session of the
First Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly, the
General Assembly enacted House Bill No. 1, which modified
the composition of the U.S. Congressional districts; and
      Whereas, House Bill No. 1 was signed by Governor Kehoe
and became law; and
      Whereas, the legality of House Bill No. 1 was litigated
and ultimately the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the
legality of the new maps and denied a request to delay
implementation of the new congressional district boundaries
as enacted by House Bill No. 1; and
      Whereas, Ms. Lennon stated that she will not make
changes to her county's voter list to reflect the
composition of the congressional districts as enacted by
House Bill No. 1; and
      Whereas, as the chief election official in Boone
County, it is Ms. Lennon's duty to comply with the election
laws of this state, including the maintenance of accurate
voter rolls for congressional district elections;
      Whereas, even if she disagrees with the decision of the
Missouri Supreme Court, she must comply with such decisions;
and
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    Whereas, if she continues to not follow the laws of
this state and the decisions of the highest court in this
state, then proceedings under chapter 106 to remove her from
office may be justified:
    Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the
Missouri Senate, One Hundred and Third General Assembly,
Second Regular Session, hereby remonstrate against Boone
County Clerk Brianna Lennon for her stated intention to not
follow the laws of this state and the decisions of the
Missouri Supreme Court; and
    Be it further resolved that the Secretary of the Senate
be instructed to send a copy of this remonstrance to Boone
County Clerk Brianna Lennon.
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