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Time running out to redistrict Kansas

May 06, 2012|by Garrick Enright

(TOPEKA, Kan.) — Time is running out in this 90-day session for Kansas legislative leaders to approve a state-wide redistricting plan.

The plan would draw new maps for the House, Senate and four U.S. House districts.

A map passed by the Senate was killed by the House. Now a house panel is looking to draw the map for the Senate, breaking the tradition that each chamber handles its own district boundaries.

There is also a federal lawsuit slowing progress further. A Johnson County woman is asking for a judge to approve maps that are favored by GOP conservatives.

Legislative districts are redrawn every 10-years to reflect population changes.

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