New legislative maps ordered by a federal court panel reduce the number of districts that include both Detroit and its northern suburbs in an effort to restore electoral power of Black voters.
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Michigan redistricting: Court finds new Detroit maps better for Black voters
New Detroit-area state House maps are better for Black representation, a federal court rules. No incumbents will be drawn out of their districts, and the statewide map still tends to favor Democrats.
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Michigan mapmakers raise own pay to redraw political lines rejected by court
Michigan mapping commissioners give themselves a 40% raise to redraw political lines struck down by court for disenfranchising Black voters.
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Michigan redistricting: Opponents argue new Detroit maps fall short
Critics challenging Michigan’s redistricting commission in court argue the latest proposed House map unfairly benefits incumbents and doesn’t address all of the issues that prompted a federal court to order a redraw.
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Michigan redistricting: Mapmakers finalize new metro Detroit House map
The new map would keep more Detroit-based districts within city limits and increase Black majorities in several state House seats.
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Analysis: Redistricting maps give GOP fighting chance, boost Detroit’s clout
Bridge Michigan analyzed House maps under consideration to replace those deemed illegal. The new districts are less overwhelmingly Democratic and far more homogenous racially.
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Detroit redistricting map drafts move on to next stage
The commission came up with 14 options for redrawing metro Detroit state House districts. Now the whittling down begins.
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U.S. Supreme Court to redistricting commission: Keep redrawing Detroit maps
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to press pause on the remapping sessions underway for metro Detroit political districts while the commission appeals a lower court’s decision that found their original maps unconstitutional.
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Opinion | Michigan’s redistricting group must keep putting fairness first
It is essential that the commission restores the political will of Black voters without reinstating the partisan bias that has infected Michigan politics and policy for decades.
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Detroit area redistricting effort continues: Five things to know
Metro Detroiters will have their first chance to weigh in on possible new political district maps next week after the state’s independent redistricting commission began court-ordered attempts to redraw several House districts.