Ohio's Supreme Court once again struck a set of state Legislature maps Thursday, sending state mapmakers scrambling as the possible August primary date looms.
The new maps unfairly favored Republicans, the court ruled in a 4-3 decision ordering the Ohio Redistricting Commission to develop a new slate of maps for the state House and Senate by May 6."The independent map drawers’ efforts were apparently little more than a sideshow — yet more fodder in this political sport," Justice Michael Donnelly wrote in a concurring opinion."The Ohio Redistricting Commission is independent in theory only.
The court cited an analysis from Michael Latner, an expert the petitioners put forth, who concluded Republicans would win 53% of state House seats if they achieved a 50% statewide vote share under the House map. This was the same estimate he reached in his analysis on the prior map tossed by the high court.
Last month, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered county election boards to remove candidates for state Legislature races from the May 3 primary ballots in response to the lack of approved maps for the competitions. As a result, Ohio is mulling an August primary for state Legislature races, which could cost taxpayers $20 million, per WHIO.
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