Attorneys for a group attempting to undo Missouri’s congressional redistricting are asking a circuit judge to rule against the Secretary of State’s plan to not count some signatures on a proposed referendum on the issue.

Lawyers gathered Monday in a Cole County Circuit Court to make their arguments.

Judge Christopher Limbaugh did not issue an immediate ruling. However, one could come as early as this week as the signatures for the referendum are expected to be turned in this week.

People Not Politicians, the group behind a referendum to overturn the new map, is suing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins over how he’s handled the referendum process.

According to the lawsuit, that handling includes rejecting a referendum petition sample sheet because Gov. Mike Kehoe had not yet signed the

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