Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan
•Missouri's election official has dismissed a petition for a referendum on a new congressional redistricting plan.
•The petition aimed to force a November vote on a map endorsed by the Republican-led legislature.
•Secretary of State Denny Hoskins ruled that congressional redistricting cannot be decided by voter referendums.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldMissouri’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 states redistricting plan backed by Donald Trump.
Supporters of the referendum had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures in a bid to force a November election on a new US House map approved by the Republican-led state legislature. But the Republican secretary of state, Denny Hoskins, asserted Tuesday that the petition is void because congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums.
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→Missouri's election official has dismissed a petition for a referendum on a new congressional redistricting plan.
→The petition aimed to force a November vote on a map endorsed by the Republican-led legislature.
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