redistricting

Michigan’s redistricting commission approved a new state House district plan for court review WednesdayIt’s possible the commission’s proposal doesn’t get used as the court could pick an alternative plan drawn by a court appointed expert instead

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Most of the maps cleared for public comment today Wednesday didn’t meet the Voting Rights Act guidance offered by the commission's lawyers. Tweaked versions that do could still follow

The commission is redrawing the districts to comply with an order from the federal court, which found the maps violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause

Michigan’s redistricting commission has been redrawing the boundaries to follow the lower court order while it awaited word from the high court

Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission started out focusing on just the affected metro-Detroit districts

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