Columbus Dispatch:

The Ohio Supreme Court won’t decide whether a Republican-crafted congressional district map violates anti-gerrymandering rules in the Ohio Constitution until after the May 3 primary.

The court, which struck down a previous congressional map, set a schedule Tuesday for reviewing the one passed by Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission in early March. The 62-day window extends into late May – weeks after the primary is scheduled.

That means the map will likely appear on Ohio voters’ May 3 primary ballots.

The map includes 10 Republican-leaning districts, three Democratic-leaning districts and two tossups in Cincinnati and Toledo. Republicans could win the Akron-based Democratic district in a competitive year. ..

The only question is whether a trio of federal judges will move the entire primary to accommodate state House and Senate districts, which won’t make the ballot. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, in a Monday filing, said the judges could move the primary for those races to May 24 at the earliest and Aug. 2 at the latest.