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Warning as the clock ticks towards the may 3rd elections. >> with much to be done in preparation, we are dangerously close to possibly violating federal law. >> reporter: the democratic minority members on the panel say republicans are blocking fair maps and are trying to run out the map. republicans say it's impossible to meet the court's standards for fair maps. >> it's not surprising, and we suspected all along that this would be the strategy that they would use. >> reporter: the court had ruled the maps must reflect statewide voting preferences, roughly 54% republican representation and 46...

Crisis over redistricting. >> this is a direct assault on our democracy and ohio voters. >> reporter: a gop-led commission has failed to meet a deadline ordered by the ohio supreme court to fix state maps the court deemed unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of republicans. >> it would appear presently the redistricting commission is at an impasse. >> reporter: for voters, that means there are currently no districts for 99 state house and 33 state senate seats and no roadmap for what happens next. the secretary of state is issuing a warning as the clock ticks toward the may 3rd lekss. >> ...