More On The Map Flap

A federal court panel on Wednesday decided not to delay Ohio’s May 3 primary…for now. The bench in Columbus reserved the right to intervene…perhaps by moving the primary to Aug. 2…if the state doesn’t resolve its redistricting chaos, by April 20. Legislative and congressional maps that were supposed to be finalized last year are still tied up in the Ohio Supreme Court. The primary, one of the first high-profile nominating contests of the year, is in limbo after the state Supreme Court ruled repeatedly that maps drawn by the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission were unconstitutional. Democrats responded by seeking to delay the primary to give time to rewrite maps in a way that could be used this year, when control of Congress hinges on just a few seats.