“Therefore, House Bill 1, the Missouri First map, continues to be the law of the land.” Shortly after the assembly pushed the new lines through last fall, People Not Politicians Missouri gathered over 300,000 signatures to force a referendum. In Missouri, a petition with enough signatures triggers a veto referendum, or a statewide vote on the law in question. Hoskins had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to decide on the legality of the petition — the same day as Missouri’s primary elections. “Secretary of State Hoskins is making a last desperate attempt to silence the people’s voice in Missouri,” Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians Missouri, wrote in a statement.