Repubs easily override Beshear vetoes of new maps; KDP sues

On Thursday, Republican super-majorities in both General Assembly chambers easily overrode Governor Beshear’s vetoes of the Repub-drawn redistricting maps, thus putting those new maps in place. And on the same day, the Kentucky Democratic Party, along with a number of voters, filed a lawsuit to throw the maps out.

The veto overrides

With very little debate, the override votes went as expected – except for a few Republicans who joined Democrats in voting against overriding.

House Bill 2 – the new House districts

On HB 2, the new House map, the vote in the House to override the governor’s veto was 69-23. Lynn Bechler was the only Repub to vote no, as he is now in a district with Jim Gooch.

In the Senate, the vote to override on HB 2 was 24-10. GOP Sens. Donald Douglas and Adrienne Southworth joined the Dems in voting against the override. Said Southworth: “These are not the best drawn maps.” She said she was not sure if the map met the requirements of the law.

Read more: https://forwardky.com/repubs-easily-override-beshear-vetoes-of-new-maps/