Four days after the Ohio Supreme Court rejected legislative maps for the second time, those tasked with trying again offered few signs that the third time would be a charm.

The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission now tasked with redrawing both statehouse and congressional districts had no official maps, no plan to meet and no signs of compromise. The court-imposed deadline for new House and Senate maps is Thursday.  …

Russo and Sykes expressed frustration that Republicans hadn’t shown them any maps to date or set a meeting for the commission. Russo floated a vague threat that the Ohio Supreme Court could take action if mapmakers refuse to approve constitutional maps.  …

That frustration is shared by those who advocated for redistricting reforms.

“If there was the will to engage in a robust bipartisan process, they would have already established a schedule,” said Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio. “It just feels like a merry-go-round or some sort of weird Groundhog Day.”