Ohio Supreme Court rejects fourth set of state legislative maps under state constitution’s new anti-gerrymandering requirements. Decision gives Republican-controlled Ohio Redistricting Commission until May 6 to come up with new ones. Decision won
Highlights
- Ohio Supreme Court rejects fourth set of state legislative maps under state constitution’s new anti-gerrymandering requirements.
- Decision won’t affect May 3 primary election, early voting for which began last week.
- Decision could lead to federal takeover of state’s redistricting process.
- The Republican-controlled Ohio Redistricting Commission has until May 6 to come up with new maps.
- The commission approved the latest set of maps on March 28, tweaking a map the court had recently rejected and passing it hours before a court-imposed deadline.
- The panel of federal judges has signaled its considering picking a plan and imposing it if the state can’t decide on something by then.