AP Kansas

2nd try to undo veto saves Kansas GOP map targeting Democrat

Published February 8, 2022 5:11 PM

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans have revived a redistricting plan that would make it harder for the only Kansas Democrat in Congress to win reelection. GOP legislative leaders on Tuesday engineered a second-chance override of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the measure in the state Senate. The Senate vote Tuesday was 27-11 and gave Republican leaders exactly the two-thirds majority they needed. The bill goes next to the House. The Senate had voted 24-15 on Monday against overriding Kelly’s veto, but two conservative GOP senators switched from no to yes Tuesday. Senate President Ty Masterson also voted no Monday, but only so he could ask senators to reconsider Tuesday.

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