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Missouri's Secretary of State has proposed ballot language for a referendum on a new congressional map, which critics argue is biased.
A group called People Not Politicians is challenging the proposed language and collecting signatures to put the new map to a statewide vote.
Multiple lawsuits are currently underway challenging the legality of the special session and the redistricting plan itself.
If Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map makes it to the ballot next year, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants to tell voters it “better reflects statewide voting patterns” and replaces a “gerrymandered” version that “protects incumbent politicians.”
Hoskins on Friday, Oct. 31, sent the proposed ballot language for a referendum petition to Republ

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