When asked about altering the redistricting portion of the amendment in a Senate news conference, Rowden said he doesn’t think “anything is off the table.”

He said the change may have been "well-intentioned," but that the auditor's office should operate in an apolitical fashion. He said the new nonpartisan demographer — and the political back-and-forth that could manifest in the hiring process — will transform the auditor's office into a more political position.

The state's current system of once-every-decade redistricting involves bipartisan commissions of political appointees who carve up the state's legislative districts.

While Trent's legislation doesn't seek to hamstring the new demographer, House Democrats criticisms Republicans attempts to alter voter-approved laws.

Republicans have sought to weaken a separate part of Clean Missouri that subjects lawmakers to the Sunshine Law.