The Ohio Supreme Court rejected legislative maps for being unconstitutional and gerrymandered for a fifth time on Wednesday. In the bipartisan majority statement, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor said the Republicans"engaged in a stunning rebuke of the rule of law" by refusing to create legal maps.
Even though there were threats of holding the commissioners in contempt for not following the law, the court never followed through, thus leading the state to the current decision. After Republicans filed to get a federal court involved, Trump appointees stepped in. U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amul R. Thapar and U.S. Western District of Kentucky Judge Benjamin J. Beaton voted to use the third set of maps. The judges were appointed by former President Donald Trump. While U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, opposed their opinion.
He and other lawyers add that nearly 20 of the Democratic House districts and about 10 in the Senate are considered political toss-ups. None of the Republican districts are.In early May, Sec. of State Frank LaRose urged for an early August primary date. The May 3 primary had a rocky start, with him saying boards of elections were rushed due to not agreeing on maps."Oh, sure, yeah.
In a directive sent out by LaRose over the weekend, he said that even though the date for the legislative primary has moved, no new names will be added to the primary ballot. Independent candidates can still file up until August 1 to petition to be on the general election ballot.Follow WEWS statehouse reporter Morgan Trau on Twitter and Facebook.
So much for letting states decide huh
It would be nice if the districts didn't have any 'advantage'. After all, aren't the people supposed to choose representatives and not the elected?
Stop voting for conservatives.
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