Missouri Election Chief Denny Hoskins Rejects Congressional Redistricting Petition

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins talks to reporters Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at his office in the state Capitol in

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a citizen petition seeking a November statewide referendum on Republican-backed congressional districts, asserting that congressional redistricting cannot legally be subject to voter referendums under state law despite supporters collecting hundreds of thousands of signatures. Missouri election officials have officially shut down a voter-led challenge to the state’s newly … Read more