Democrats in Missouri are one step closer to freezing the new congressional maps drawn by the state legislature, designed to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Politico reported.

People Not Politicians, a committee formed to block the map, has submitted 305,000 signatures to the Missouri secretary of state, more than double the 107,000 signatures needed to trigger a referendum next year, the organization told Politico.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ office will now process the signatures and provide them to local elections districts for verification.

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