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In the past two elections, Democrats in Michigan gained a majority of votes but it was Republicans who controlled the government. The 2022 midterm revealed what kind of impact fair maps can have on an election.

After a decade of government-drawn maps, citizens in Michigan were in charge of the electoral map for the state’s 2022 midterm elections. The result was that the elected legislature almost exactly reflects the votes, a change from past elections.

Democratic candidates for the Michigan House and Senate won a majority of votes this year, translating into their party winning control of both legislative chambers.

An Associated Press analysis of election data indicates that Michigan's new state legislative districts reduced the built-in advantage Republicans had enjoyed over the previous decade.

Candidates in Michigan ran in new districts drawn by a citizens commission. Democratic candidates for the Michigan House and Senate won a majority of votes this year, translating into their party winning control of both legislative chambers.

Proposal 2 establishes early voting in Michigan, expands access to absentee voting and codifies current voter ID rules in the Michigan Constitution.

Proposal 2 establishes early voting in Michigan, expands access to absentee voting and codifies current voter ID rules in the Michigan Constitution.

With nearly 60 percent of the vote in early Wednesday, ballot proposals that would change term limit laws, require financial disclosure for public officials and expand early voting in the state were drawing solid support.

Michigan voters easily approved ballot proposals Tuesday that will change state term limit laws, require financial disclosure for public officials and expand early voting in the state.

Proposal 2 will expand how voters can cast ballots and enshrines certain voting rights in the state constitution.