Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said Wednesday that roughly 100,000 signatures gathered so far for a referendum over a new congressional map won’t count.

And as the group gathering the signatures disputes Hoskins’ contention, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the redistricting plan shouldn’t be subject to a referendum at all – which could have major ramifications for other states.

Missouri lawmakers passed a new congressional map last month whose changes include transforming Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based 5th District into a GOP-leaning seat.

Opponents of the plan launched a referendum campaign to put it up for a vote in November 2026. If the group People Not Politicians gets roughly 106,0

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