Frustration grows as Missouri and Kansas officials wrestle with stadium deals and uncertain timelines, while Jackson County Executive Frank White faces a chaotic recall effort. Our roundtable discusses the latest Kansas City headlines.

The Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri, election boards filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop a special Aug. 26 election on the recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr.

The Jackson County Election Board and Kansas City Election Board are seeking a court order to delay a planned Aug. 26 recall election for Frank White.

A lawsuit has called on the court to set a later date for the recall election of the Jackson County Executive.

Uncertainty looms on the likelihood of an August election to decide recall of Jackson County executive Frank White Jr.

The Jackson County Legislature passed an ordinance to schedule a recall election for August, but the county executive questions its legality.

"A petition filed on Thursday, July 10, has revealed that the Jackson County and Kansas City Election Boards have asked the Jackson County Circuit Court to intervene in the election date debate for the potential recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe this past week walked back paid the sick leave protections for workers that a large majority of voters wanted in the 2024 election. Last fall, the Kansas City Star Editorial Board endorsed the initiative, called Proposition A.

U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Pat Proctor is a Kansas representative and chairman of the Kansas House Committee on Elections. He is also a member of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors and an assistant professor of Homeland Security at Wichita State University.

The Jackson County Legislature had initially passed the ordinance for a special election by a 6-3 vote. Assessor Gail McCann Beatty, who was appointed by White, has been the subject of controversy the last two years since the 2023 property tax assessments.

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