Citizen group finds middle ground on House maps, but ignores advice of counsel and changes deadline for submitting legislative district proposals.
Michigan redistricting
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Michigan redistricting panel OKs three congressional maps; more tweaks likely
The state delegation could remain split. More maps could be coming as emotions turn raw during debate about Detroit districts.
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Commission approves Senate maps that favor Michigan Democrats
Republicans have controlled the chamber since the early 1980s. The new districts lean Democratic 20-18. Now begins a 45-day public comment period before final approval.
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Michigan redistricting may help Democrats. But will it hurt Black voters?
Other states have ‘unpacked’ districts to make legislatures more competitive without diluting minority voices. Can Michigan?
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Michigan redistricting panel, which pledged openness, meets in secret
The citizens panel is catching heat for meeting in closed session to discuss whether its maps adhere to the Voting Rights Act.
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Facing backlash, Michigan redistricting commissioners may adjust maps
The citizens panel drew maps that would all but eliminate majority-minority districts. Now, some members want a reset.
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Detroiters implore redistricting panel to ‘do the right thing’ and change maps
Residents push back against legislative maps that leave Michigan with one of 161 districts with more than 50 percent Black voters residents, who said the maps further disenfranchise voters of color.
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Michigan’s redistricting group’s maps harm Black voters, research finds
Michigan currently has 17 majority-Black districts. But in the 10 proposed maps released by the commission last week, only one district would have a voting age population of more than 50 percent African-American.
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Opinion | Ending gerrymandering in Michigan requires more changes to maps
Every single map submitted for public comment by Michigan’s redistricting commission has bias in favor of Republicans – and therefore against independents and Democrats.
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Michigan redistricting panel’s maps spark racial backlash, fairness questions
African Americans, Bangladeshis, and Latinos all told the state’s redistricting commission how to draw districts representative of their communities. Some are happy. Most are not.