Missouri secretary of state rejects bid to undo GOP-drawn congressional map

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Missouri Republicans’ newly drawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s Democratic-held seats will move forward after the secretary of state refused to certify a referendum seeking to undo the effort.

Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Tuesday said he would not approve a petition seeking to thwart the GOP-drawn map, calling the effort “unconstitutional.”

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