The Ohio Supreme Court has again rejected a second set of Ohio statehouse district maps as gerrymandered.
The already redrawn maps retained strong Republican majorities and sent them back for a third try. In another 4-3 decision Monday, the court gave the bipartisan Ohio redistricting commission 10 days to pass a constitutional map. It ruled the panel's redrawn maps of Ohio House and Senate districts still violate a 2015 constitutional amendment. That amendment mandated attempts at avoiding partisan favoritism and at proportionally distributing districts to reflect Ohio's 54% Republican, 46% Democratic split. Republican Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor provided a pivotal swing vote.
