ohio redistricting

Three federal judges declined to make a decision about when the primary election for state House and Senate offices will happen – those races are off the May 3 primary ballot since there are no constitutional maps for those districts.

The Ohio Supreme Court has given members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission until Monday morning to explain why they should not be held in contempt after making minor changes to and submitting state legislative maps that were previously ruled unconstitutional by the court.

The newest set of maps are tweaked versions of the maps previously ruled unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court.

The panel has until midnight tonight to approve a set of legislative maps to satisfy the deadline set by the Ohio Supreme Court.

While other groups say they'll continue to fight, the executive director of the League of Women Voters says there isn't enough time in this year's election calendar to win.

The bipartisan team of mapmakers are drawing new district lines for Ohio House and Ohio Senate maps in front of cameras airing a constant live stream.

The two redistricting experts, hired by the state to draw new House and Senate district maps, ran into start-up issues and some disagreements over the course of their first day of mapmaking.

The filing comes a day after the Secretary of State said legislative races would be removed from the primary ballot unless there was quick action by the federal court.

Because there are no valid maps for state legislative districts, those races won't appear on the ballot unless a federal court gets involved almost immediately.

Independent mapmakers have been hired to create a new set of maps this time.