Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a proposed redistricting map that was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, calling instead for one that redistricts Kansas districts “fairly and constitutionally.” The redistricting map, which would have split Wyandotte County between two Congressional districts for the first time since 1982, comes as Republicans hope to regain a U.S. House majority in this year’s mid-term elections. In a lengthy statement, Kelly said the proposed map, also known as Senate Bill 355, does not follow guidelines established by the Kansas legislature and courts and “provides no justification for deviation from those guidelines.” She also noted that the GOP map carves Wyandotte County, the most diverse county in Kansas and a Democrat stronghold, into two separate congressional districts. The map, “without explanation” shifts 46 percent of the black population and 33 percent of the Hispanic population out of the third congressional district, Kelly said. It does this by dividing the Hispanic neighborhoods …