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

Commission Continues Drafting State House Districts, Will Begin Deliberations

By Alyson Grigsby | September 24, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Continues Drafting State House Districts, Will Begin Deliberations

The commission continued drafting State House districts in Southeast Michigan in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. Commissioners aimed to keep Asian-American populations together as they drew district lines in Northern Oakland County, Shelby Township, and Canton. Commissioners also began drawing in the Tri-Cities and Thumb area drawing districts surround the city of Saginaw. Next week, […]

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Working Draft District Maps Now Available for Public View

By Alyson Grigsby | September 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Working Draft District Maps Now Available for Public View

Michigan residents are now able to view and comment on the present commission working draft maps for the U.S. House, State Senate, and State House. These maps can be accessed from the MICRC website. The commission continued drawing State House districts in the metro Detroit area, starting today in the Flint area. The current State […]

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Commission Continues Mapping in SE Michigan

By Alyson Grigsby | September 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Continues Mapping in SE Michigan

The Commission continued drawing State House district maps in SE Michigan, extending Northward into Oakland and Macomb counties. Commissioners continued to receive guidance from VRA Litigation Counsel Bruce Adelson to ensure that they draw maps in adherence to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and do not “crack” or “pack” minority populations. Draft districts include Royal […]

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Commission to Interview Fink-Bressack for Litigation Counsel

By Alyson Grigsby | September 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission to Interview Fink-Bressack for Litigation Counsel

The commission has decided to move forward with interviewing Fink-Bressack for the role of Local Counsel. This was the Local Counsel Subcommittee’s sole recommendation to the rest of the MICRC. Two additional firms, James Lancaster and Honigman, had also applied but were disqualified. James Lancaster did not qualify due to scoring too low on the […]

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Commission Begins Mapping House Districts, Will Include Voting Pattern Analysis

By Alyson Grigsby | September 20, 2021 | 1 Comment

The commission finished reconciling both State Senate and Congressional districts, paying additional attention to Communities of Interest and minority populations in the Tri-Cities area, Metro Detroit, and Muskegon. Afterward, the Commission began drawing State House districts beginning in the city of Detroit. The commission also voted to allow Election Data Services (EDS) to expand its […]

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Commission Begins Drawing Congressional Districts, Will Now Meet on Fridays

By Alyson Grigsby | September 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Begins Drawing Congressional Districts, Will Now Meet on Fridays

The Michigan Independent Citizen’s Redistricting Commission has begun drafting Congressional district maps Thursday afternoon, with Commissioners Clark and Vallette drawing the first district in East Detroit. This draft district included Warren, the Grosse Pointes, and Downriver cities such as Allen Park, Melvindale, and Ecorse. The next district, drawn by Commissioner Weiss, included the Western half […]

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Commission Finishes State Senate Draft Map

By Alyson Grigsby | September 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Finishes State Senate Draft Map

The commission has completed its first draft map of State Senate districts. This was completed after commissioners reconciled districts in Southeast Michigan to accommodate for race and population data, as well as districts in West Michigan to include Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Portage, and other surrounding suburbs in one State Senate district. The commission also drew […]

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Commission Drafts Senate Districts in Tri-Cities, Macomb County

By Alyson Grigsby | September 14, 2021 | 1 Comment

After drawing draft State Senate district lines in Southeast Michigan, the Commission continued drawing district lines in the Tri-Cities region which surrounds Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw. Provided with additional data from Election Data Services’s updated mapping software, the Commission began reconciling its current State Senate district maps alongside data that showed both the racial […]

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Szetela Elected as Commission Chair, Rothhorn Elected as Vice Chair

By Alyson Grigsby | September 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Szetela Elected as Commission Chair, Rothhorn Elected as Vice Chair

Commissioner Rebecca Szetela (N) was voted to become Chair of the Commission during a vote at today’s meeting, M.C. Rothhorn (D) being voted as Vice-Chair. Szetela was previously Vice-Chair of the Commission, with Commissioner Brittini Kellom (D) as Chair. The Commission also continued drawing State Senate districts in Southeast Michigan, including Eastern Detroit communities such […]

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Commission Continues Mapping in Metro Detroit

By Alyson Grigsby | September 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Commission Continues Mapping in Metro Detroit

The commission continued drawing State Senate district maps during its second mapping session on Thursday, September 9th. Led by Commissioner Juanita Curry, they finished mapping parts of Downriver to include Ecorse, River Rouge, and the Southwest parts of Detroit leading to Highland Park and Hamtramck. The following district, drawn by Commissioner Anthony Eid, was composed […]

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