TOPEKA (AP) – State senators in Kansas haven’t agreed on a proposal for redrawing their districts because of a bitter split between conservative and moderate Republicans.

Republican Governor Sam Brownback is involved in the debate, as is the powerful Kansas Chamber of Commerce.

Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the state’s chief elections official, warns that if redistricting issues aren’t settled quickly enough, the state will have to push back its June 1st candidate filing deadline. County officials could violate a federal law covering the distribution of ballots to military personnel overseas.

Legislators adjourned last week for their annual spring break without sending Brownback any bills to redraw political boundaries to account for shifts in population over the past decade.

Senators insist they’ll get the task done, but the debate is contentious.