LEXINGTON, Ky. — Citing “unconstitutional political gerrymandering,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the Republican legislature’s new maps for its own 138 House and Senate districts and Kentucky's six congressional districts.
Beshear issued his vetoes of House Bills 2 and 3 after lawmakers adjourned for the day.
The GOP holds veto-proof super-majorities in both chambers of the legislature, but Republican legislative leaders had hoped to put this issue behind them during the first week of the session early this month.
