House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover filed a lawsuit today in Franklin Circuit Court to challenge redrawing of state legislative election districts.
Hoover was accompanied by a contingent of other lawmakers who are asking for a temporary injunction to delay next Tuesday’s filing deadline until the matter is resolved.
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd will hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Monday on the request for an injunction.
The lawsuit affects House Bill 1, which redrew boundaries for state Senate and Supreme Court election districts.
According to Hoover, the new districts divide more counties than necessary and the plan puts Republican lawmakers in districts with larger populations than their Democratic counterparts.
A similar lawsuit was filed after the 1990 census where the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the redistricting plan was in violation of Section 33 of the Kentucky Constitution for splitting an excessive number of counties.