{
  "id": 181561,
  "title": "Missouri election chief rejects petition for referendum on new Trump-backed districts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/missouri-election-chief-rejects-petition-for-referendum-on-new-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6010741-mo-secretary-state-rejects-referendum/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Tuesday said he will block a citizens' petition for a new redistricting referendum on the state's redrawn GOP-led congressional map backed by President Trump. \"At issue is not the number of signatures turned in to challenge the new congressional map, but the fact that the referendum itself is...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}