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Missouri Secretary of State Comes Up With Reason to Not Certify Challenge to New Republican Gerrymander
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TPM – Talking Points Memo
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) announced Tuesday — Missouri’s primary day, the latest he could legally push the decision — that he will not certify a petition that would’ve challenged Republicans’ new 7-1 gerrymander.
He deemed the attempt to force a veto referendum to be “insufficient” because “challenging a congressional map is unconstitutional under Missouri law.”
Missouri law lets voters block legislation if they gather enough signatures on a petition, then win a statewide vote.
“Therefore House Bill 1 — the ‘Missouri First’ map — continues to be the law of the land.”
The new gerrymander eliminates Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver’s (D-MO) Kansas City seat, turning a 6-2 Republican gerrymander into a 7-1.