{"id":"b88b2fdc-d80f-46e2-a0f9-29b554a1b4ba","url":"https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-congress-missouri-trump-petition-vote-election-5cfa5294a987388f38e0960e3368d320","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts - AP News","plainHeadline":"Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-05T11:09:08.241Z"},"summary":["Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejects petition seeking statewide referendum on new congressional districts.","Hoskins says challenging a congressional map is unconstitutional under Missouri law, invalidating signatures matter.","Group People Not Politicians Missouri plans to contest the decision in court.","The modified map reshapes the 5th District to tilt Republican, used in Tuesday's primaries.","Missouri is among several GOP-led states redrawing districts post-Trump call to gain seats."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T21:07:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-04T22:09:43.695Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6ff3f63f-1211-4c1d-ba43-2eb7f2037cc9"}