Still…No Maps

Ohio’s political mapmaking panel met again Wednesday ahead of a court-ordered Friday deadline to fix a fourth set of invalidated legislative maps. The GOP-controlled commission convened without state Senate President, Matt Huffman, who stepped down Tuesday, and House Speaker Bob Cupp, who stepped down Wednesday. Both are Republicans. Huffman said his successor, GOP state Sen. Rob McColley, offers a fresh approach and a new opportunity to produce a result. Cupp named GOP House Rep. Jeff LeRe as his replacement. A three-judge federal panel has indicated in a separate federal lawsuit that they plan to impose the commission’s third set of Ohio House and Senate district maps on May 28 if no alternative is passed by then…and order it used in an Aug. 2nd primary.