Missouri judge strikes ballot summary Trump-backed for redistricting plan
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Key Points:
- A Missouri judge ordered a revised, less biased ballot description for a referendum on new U.S. House districts backed by President Trump, after the original summary was found to unfairly label the old districts as "gerrymandered."
- Opponents of the new congressional map submitted over 300,000 petition signatures to force a statewide vote, but election officials are still verifying the signatures, and a state Supreme Court case could also impact the map's legality.
- Missouri's new redistricting plan, approved in September by Republican lawmakers, aims to help Republicans win a Kansas City-area seat currently held by a Democrat by reshaping district boundaries.
- The original ballot summary, drafted by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, was criticized for
