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The suit will allege violations of the U.S. Voting Rights Act and the state constitution. The No. 1 map-drawing criteria for the panel was to comply with the 1965 law, which bans discriminatory voting practices and procedures.
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Under the current map, Republicans would win an extra 15.2% of seats in a hypothetical tied election. Their edge drops to 2.8% under the new plan based on an analysis of 2016, 2018 and 2020 election data, according to PlanScore, a project of the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center. The GOP has controlled the chamber for nearly 40 years.
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The commission had argued that attorney-client privilege should give it privacy over the Oct. 27 meeting.
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News organizations are suing to get access to a recording of a closed meeting and some memos.
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It was the first time the panel submitted plans for a closing 45-day public comment period.
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The public will be able to weigh in on those plans and the collaborative drafts at five hearings.
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The commission was approved by voters to take mapmaking out of the hands of lawmakers and the governor.
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Panel could finalize district lines as early as Dec. 30th.
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Michigan’s new redistricting commission is set to begin taking public comment as it weighs how to draw the boundaries for 13 congressional and 148…
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The 13 citizens who will be tasked with redrawing Michigan’s congressional and legislative district boundaries for the next decade were unveiled Monday,…