Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State Maps For 4th Time

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports:

For the fourth time, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected state House and Senate maps drawn by Republicans, sending mapmakers back to the drawing board.

Time is of the essence because Ohio needs legislative maps by Wednesday to conduct an Aug. 2 primary – the latest possible date, according to state election officials. But in its 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court rejected that premise, saying the primary could be held later than Aug. 2 and the map could be finished by 9 a.m. May 6 – the court’s new deadline.

Three Republican justices disagreed with the court’s decision, saying the Court – not GOP members on the Commission – had thrown Ohio’s elections into chaos.

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