Ohio Redistricting Commission

Former Ohio Supreme Court justice Paul Pfeifer says the court has the ability to hold the Ohio Redistricting Commission in contempt of court for not following its order to adopt new state legislative district maps.

The commission rejected the plan put forth by Democratic commissioners and adjourned without Republican commissioners proposing a new set of state House and Senate district maps.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission must adopt new state House and Senate district maps by the end of the day tomorrow, but whether a new plan will actually be adopted remains unknown.

House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) says the Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet on Thursday afternoon, leaving hours to spare before the court-ordered deadline to redraw maps.

It's up to House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) to call for a new Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting but at this point no one knows when or even if that meeting will happen.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has less than a week to meet a court-ordered deadline to draw new state House and Senate district maps.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is sounding off at the suggestion the state split its primary into two different dates.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) says, without finalized district maps, it does not seem possible for Ohio to hold a primary for the legislative and congressional races by May 3.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission must reconvene and draw new district lines for the Ohio House and Ohio Senate that follow the state's anti-gerrymandering requirements.

The House and Senate approved a bill that gives potential candidates more flexibility while the Ohio Supreme Court deliberates on the newly redrawn maps.