Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map

Stephen McCallister, an attorney representing Democratic voters in Douglas County, Kansas, urges the Kansas Supreme Court to reject a new congressional redistricting map drafted by Republicans in the Kansas Legislature, May 16, 2022. | Kansas Reflector/AP Photo

By Associated Press

05/18/2022 12:23 PM EDT

Kansas’ highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection in a big victory for the GOP.

The state Supreme Court declined for now to declare that overly partisan gerrymandering violates the Kansas Constitution. The ruling sets district boundaries

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