(AP) — Missouri’s top election official has rejected a citizens’ petition seeking a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. 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.” Or would courts order a do-over for the congressional primaries using the state’s prior congressional districts? Nearly 145 million people — about two of every five U.S. residents — live in states with new congressional districts for this election.