Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan
Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a referendum on new congressional districts
Missouri’s top election official has rejected a citizens’ petition seeking a statewide referendum on the state’s redistricting plan backed by Donald Trump.
Supporters of the referendum had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures in an effort to force a November election on whether to use a new US House map approved by the Republican-led state legislature. But the Republican secretary of state, Denny Hoskins, asserted on Tuesday that the petition was void because congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums.
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/missouri-redistricting-plan-vote