Ohio Redistricting Commission

The state's redistricting process has been on a roller coaster since the mapmaking commission started its work nine months ago.

The future of Ohio's legislative district maps is hanging in limbo, with a few major decisions pending.

Republican commissioners said tight elections deadlines for an August 2 primary prevented them from adopting new maps, which the Democratic commissioners refuted.

The commission has until May 6 to adopt new state legislative district maps.

Sen. Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) joins the Commission two days before new House and Senate maps are scheduled to be produced.

House Speaker Bob Cupp, a Republican, has announced the next Ohio Redistricting Commission will take place just two days before a court-ordered deadline for new state legislative district maps.

Three commission members — Republican Auditor Keith Faber, House Minority Leader Allison Russo and Senator Vernon Sykes, both democrats — are all calling on the Ohio Redistricting Commission to meet as soon as possible.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has until May 6 to adopt a new set of state legislative district maps but, despite Democratic members urging them to meet, the rest of the commissioners show no signs of reconvening soon.

The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to adopt a new set of state legislative district maps by May 6, but so far there has been no movement from Republican leadership to reconvene.

Some of the groups challenging Republican-drawn state legislative district maps in the Ohio Supreme Court are voicing their opposition to a federal court decision that would allow Republicans to implement maps that were already ruled unconstitutional.