A frustrated Ohio Supreme Court rejected Republican-drawn Statehouse maps for a fifth time Wednesday, extending the string of GOP defeats in a redistricting process that has ground the state's legislative primaries to a halt.
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor was clearly angered by the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission’s decision to resubmit maps that the high court found unconstitutional once before, calling it “a stunning rebuke of the rule of law.” Still, the court denied a request by voting rights and Democratic groups to hold commissioners in contempt, concluding, as it has before, that it has no power under the law to do so.
O'Connor, a Republican, faulted a separate, federal three-judge panel for making her court's job more difficult. She said the judges effectively rewarded the redistricting commission's inaction when they signaled that they will impose the rejected legislative maps favored by Republicans this Friday if the state cases aren't resolved by then.
State Sen. Vernon Sykes, the redistricting commission's Democratic co-chair, said he is committed to meeting the court's June 3 deadline.
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