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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the fourth attempt at state legislative district maps was unconstitutional, leaving the different state officials in a state of limbo until a possible federal court decision.

The idea is being floated by some state lawmakers.

The provision was added to the Ohio budget by Republican state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine, despite Democrats and advocates for LGBTQ+ and minority Ohioans calling for the clause to be vetoed.

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.

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.

Though J.D. Vance scored the coveted endorsement, three other candidates promoting their Trump credentials could keep doing so — and a national pollster and consultant who works in Ohio suggests they likely will.

The Republican-backed law passed along party lines in the House and Senate, and was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine this week.

According to a letter from a Democratic lawmaker, House Speaker Bob Cupp, a Republican, has suggested the panel reconvene on May 4, a date his co-chair will accept but with reservations.

The bill got its first hearing in an Ohio House committee

Democratic candidates are vying for the party's nomination in the May 3 primary with different approaches to pressing issues, which might set the tone for the Ohio Democratic Party for years to come.