Courts will decide election rules as it's reasonable to be skeptical of BOTH SIDES of this midterm election debate . Check-it:Supporters of the referendum had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures in a bid to force a November election on a new U.S. House map approved by the Republican-led state Legislature. But Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins asserted Tuesday that the petition is void because congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums. The number of petition signatures submitted doesn’t matter, Hoskins said, because “challenging a congressional map is unconstitutional under Missouri law.” Fox4: Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districtsDeveloping .