JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Despite multiple lawsuits and at least one petition-driven effort that could force a referendum vote, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe is standing by the recently passed congressional map that awaits his signature.

In a sit-down interview Friday, Kehoe dismissed claims that the map is unconstitutional. He also denied that there is an error in the “Missouri First Map” that lawmakers passed during a special session last week.

“We believe the Census Bureau created two voting districts that had the same numbers in them,” Kehoe said of the alleged error. “But they're clearly in two different districts.”

“It just clarified that when you look at just the language of the bill, it's pretty confusing,” Kehoe said of his office’s clarification this week. “But when you look at the

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