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The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Updates Blog

A volunteer-powered blog to keep you informed on the latest MICRC updates

Commission Confirms First Draft Senate Map to Publish

By Alyson Grigsby | October 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Confirms First Draft Senate Map to Publish

The MICRC voted today to approve one of their State Senate draft maps to publish prior to their second round of public hearings by a 5-4 vote. This was voted upon after commissioners spent the morning making edits to correct for partisan fairness, going against the commission’s original plan to determine which draft maps would […]

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Commission Inches Towards Partisan Fairness in Congressional, State House, and Senate Maps

By Alyson Grigsby | October 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Inches Towards Partisan Fairness in Congressional, State House, and Senate Maps

The commission continued towards its goals towards achieving partisan fairness and VRA compliance within their State House, State Senate, and Congressional district maps. They spent the morning adjusting House districts in metro Detroit, Downriver, and West Michigan to check for population deviation, resulting in Grand Rapids being split along the river. Following the lunch break, […]

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VNP Continues Map Adjustments in State House

By Alyson Grigsby | October 6, 2021 | Comments Off on VNP Continues Map Adjustments in State House

The commission continued adjusting their district maps in their State House draft, altering districts to ensure partisan fairness and Voting Rights Act (VRA) compliance. Among these shifts included creating two VRA districts around Grand Rapids, shifting district lines along the Lakeshore, and creating a district that includes both Midland and Bay City. Although the overall […]

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Updates to VNP’s MICRC Blog

By Alyson Grigsby | October 5, 2021 | Comments Off on Updates to VNP’s MICRC Blog

As the commission ramps up its mapping days to ensure draft maps are completed before the first round of public hearings, we at Voters Not Politicians have noticed a great increase in coverage on the commissioners and their drafting process. Our blog aimed to update the public on the MICRC when such coverage was not […]

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Commission Begins Longer Mapping Days for VRA Compliance

By Alyson Grigsby | October 4, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Begins Longer Mapping Days for VRA Compliance

After deciding to reduce the number of public hearings for more mapping days, the Commission on Monday began one of its longer mapping sessions. Scheduled from 10 AM to 8 PM, the commission voted for these longer meeting days to ensure that the district maps are not only VRA compliant, but also display partisan fairness. […]

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Commission Receives Partisan Fairness Analysis, Confirms Changes to Public Hearing Schedule

By Alyson Grigsby | October 1, 2021 | 1 Comment

The commission received a partisan fairness analysis report from racial bloc voting expert, Dr. Lisa Handley, this morning. Evaluating all three map types (State House, State Senate, and Congressional), Dr. Handley used multiple measures to determine whether or not any of the commission’s draft maps give a partisan advantage to any political party. The commission […]

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Commission to Reduce Number of Public Hearings for More Mapping Days

By Alyson Grigsby | September 30, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission to Reduce Number of Public Hearings for More Mapping Days

To ensure that the upcoming district maps display partisan fairness and will be compliant with the Voting Rights Act, the commission voted today to meet Monday through Friday next week as well as Monday and Tuesday the week of October 11th. This motion passed 11-2, with commissioners Lange and Wagner voting no. As these additional […]

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Commission Reviews Draft Plans Following Completion

By Alyson Grigsby | September 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Reviews Draft Plans Following Completion

The commission began reviewing and rectifying their State House, State Senate, and Congressional district plans after completing their first set of drafts. Creating separate drafts of the original district plans, these edits aimed to rectify past issues of population deviation and ensure that minority communities are represented without being packed. One alternative Congressional district draft […]

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Commission Finishes State House Map, Goes Forward with Fink-Bressack

By Alyson Grigsby | September 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Finishes State House Map, Goes Forward with Fink-Bressack

The commission has finished drawing and reconciling State House districts this afternoon, completing the first draft of district maps along with the State Senate and Congressional district maps. However, the commission will return to the Senate and Congressional maps to address population deviations. All of the draft district plans can be found here. The commission […]

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House District Map More Than Half-Way Complete

By Alyson Grigsby | September 27, 2021 | Comments Off on House District Map More Than Half-Way Complete

The commission has completed more than half of the State House district map, beginning their session by drafting district lines surrounding the cities of Flint and Saginaw, and in the thumb. The commission also drew district lines in the Lansing area. The commission continued drafting districts around the state including two districts in Ann Arbor, […]

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