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Below is the timeline of Michigan’s first redistricting process under the redistricting reform amendment. The process will repeat every 10 years using new census data.

Application Process Opens

November 1, 2019

November 1 – (tentative) The Secretary of State’s office (SOS) announced that it will open the Commissioner application period in late 2019.

Redistricting budget for FY2020 approved

December 1, 2019

Michigan legislature and Governor must approve budget to fund the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for Fiscal Year 2020.

Applications mailed

January 1, 2020

Last day for SOS to make Commissioner applications available statewide and to mail applications to 10,000 randomly chosen voters throughout the state, inviting them to apply for the Commission.

Census Day

April 1, 2020

Applications close

June 1, 2020

Application period closes – completed applications to serve on Commission must be submitted to SOS by this date.

Secretary of State narrows applications to 200 semi-finalists

July 1, 2020

SOS discards incomplete applications and applications of those disqualified from serving, such as partisan officeholders. SOS then uses statistical weighting and random selection to narrow pool to 200 “semi-finalists” (60 Republicans, 60 Democrats, and 80 unaffiliated) who, as a group, represent the geographic and demographic diversity of the state. List of 200 semi-finalists is made public and submitted to the state legislature.

Legislative leaders strike up to 20 applicants from semi-finalists

August 1, 2020

The 4 legislative leaders — the majority and minority leader of the State House and the majority and minority leader of the State Senate — may (but are not required to) each strike up to 5 applications from the semi-finalist pool of 200.

Final Commissioners randomly selected

September 1, 2020

SOS randomly draws 13 applicants to serve on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (4 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 5 unaffiliated).

Commission convenes

October 15, 2020

Commissioners must meet and start their work together.

FY 2021 redistricting budget approved

December 1, 2020

Michigan legislature and Governor must approve budget to fund the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for Fiscal Year 2021.

Commission holds public hearings

January 1, 2021

Commission must hold at least 10 public hearings before drafting plans and at least 5 public hearings to gather public feedback on proposed plans between January 1 and November 1.

Census data released

February 1, 2021

February 1 (expected) – Michigan should receive its official census data from the federal government around this time, based on past practice.

Final maps

November 1, 2021

Last day for Commission to adopt final maps.

Primary Election Day

August 2, 2022

First statewide primary election that uses the Commission-drawn election maps.

Election Day

November 8, 2022

First statewide general election that uses the Commission-drawn election maps.

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