COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided Ohio Supreme Court has issued an extraordinary fourth rebuke of the state's Republican-controlled mapmaking panel for unconstitutionally gerrymandering Statehouse maps to benefit their party.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court ordered the embattled and defiant Ohio Redistricting Commission to reconvene and draw a constitutionally compliant plan by May 6.
Primaries in Ohio House and Senate races have already been called off for May 3 because of the dispute.
A federal court had signaled its intention to intervene to resolve the monthslong stalemate between the commission and the court if a solution wasn't reached by Wednesday.
Related: — GOP leaders: No contempt in 4th set of Ohio legislative maps
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