Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Any new plan must be submitted to the court by March, when a court-appointed expert will review it to see if it complies with the constitution

Michigan’s redistricting commission retained a law-firm to advise it on the federal Voting Rights Act Thursday. It’s an important step to addressing a recent loss in federal court

The new picks are the Republican-affiliated Marcus Muldoon of Lincoln Park, and the Democratic-affiliated Donna Callaghan of Farmington Hills and Elaine Andrade of Imlay City

The commission has recently faced infighting. Further complicating things is a recent federal court decision requiring the commission to redraw over a dozen state House and Senate district lines

The suit alleges maps drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violate the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act

The redistricting commission says it’s conducting a legal review to decide whether Commissioner Anthony Eid’s new job is a conflict of interest

Michigan’s redistricting commission says it’s already spent around 430-thousand-dollars since running out of money in October

Michigan’s redistricting commission is suing the state legislature for a little over 3-million-dollars in funding

On an 8-3 vote, they approved a roughly $3,900 increase to nearly $60,000, describing it as a cost-of-living adjustment to account for high inflation.

Lawyer said the suit will request that the justices order the commissioners to pass a new plan.