Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan

The Guardian reports that Missouri's Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has rejected a citizens' petition seeking a referendum on the state's new congressional redistricting plan. Supporters had gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures in hopes of forcing a statewide vote on the US House map that was approved by the Republican-led legislature and backed by Donald Trump. Hoskins asserted that congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums, rendering the petition void.

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