The Kansas House voted Wednesday afternoon to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a new congressional district map.   The vote was 85 to 37.

The Kansas Senate voted for the override by a vote of 27 to 11 on Tuesday.

The plan would split the Kansas City area into two congressional districts and cost Democratic U.S. Representative Sharice Davids some territory where she performs well. The liberal northeast Kansas city of Lawrence would go into a district with western and central Kansas.

Governor Kelly vetoed the map, saying it divides communities of interest and raises constitutional issues.

The ACLU of Kansas is promising legal action.  Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued a statement in anticipation of a court battle:

“At its heart, the once-per-decade redistricting process is about ensuring every person’s vote counts. The newly enacted congressional boundaries do that, and we are prepared to vigorously defend them against any partisan political lawsuits that long have been threatened.”