Michigan redistricting

Experts defend splitting Detroit districts, telling a court that doing so made statewide legislative maps less partisan. A trial will determine if the new districts dilute the power of Black voters.

A three-judge panel is weighing whether Michigan’s independent redistricting commission discriminated against Black voters when drawing legislative political districts.

A three-judge panel will decide if electoral maps drawn by the state’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violate the rights of Black Detroit voters.

An independent commission’s redraw of legislative maps following the 2020 Census faces scrutiny on claims it diluted representation for minority voters by extending Detroit districts into the suburbs.

A Detroit senator wants Michigan prison populations to be counted in the communities they’re from instead of prison locations. The change could make a big difference in how political districts are crafted, especially in rural areas.

A three-judge U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined nine state legislative districts would proceed to trial over claims the district maps violate the Voting Rights Act.

The commission created by voters in 2018 to end gerrymandering adopted a plan to go dormant this week once lawsuits against its work wrap up.

Despite a solid victory for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fellow Democrats in the Michigan Legislature, Republicans increased their share of county commission seats, where maps are still drawn by local politicians.

The panel, which was unfunded by the Legislature in the current fiscal year, is seeking $3.17 million.

Voters created an independent panel in 2018 to draw fairer lines for state races. Partisans, though, still control the process for counties, and some commissions clearly favor one party.

Given a fairer shot with new legislative districts drawn by a citizens panel, Michigan Democrats took control of both chambers of Legislature for first time in decades.

Republicans control both chambers in the Legislature. Democrats have a shot at gaining the Senate for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Why turnout, absentee votes and redistricting could influence who becomes governor, represents Michigan in Congress and controls the Legislature.

The Democrat’s first term as Michigan secretary of state has been defined by the pandemic and debunked claims of voter fraud.

Democrats haven’t controlled the Michigan Senate since Ronald Reagan was president. Redistricting makes both chambers more competitive after years of gerrymandering.

The redistricting commission was approved by voters in 2018, but left out of the budget.

There’s more fallout from redistricting, and the losses could continue into the general election.

The new districts have survived court challenges. But some Black Democrats say they ‘screwed things up’ and will hurt voters, particularly in Detroit.

Michigan’s 8th state Senate Democratic primary embodies questions of representation and equity raised by redistricting.

The 2020 elections made clear that political parties, through the state’s archaic canvassing boards, exert potentially dangerous control over Michigan’s process for certifying results.