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July 18, 2021
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission took public comments at a meeting in Benton Township this week as it prepares to redraw the state’s legislative district maps. The body was created by a vote of the people in 2018 to reduce gerrymandering, and requests heard on Thursday included balancing lakeshore communities and more rural areas in the vicinity to ensuring diversity is respected. The commission has been hearing from the public for months, and member Rebecca Szetela told WSJM News every bit of input it gets is taken seriously.
“Our next step is to compile all of the different public comments that we’ve received and to evaluate where we’ve received feedback and maps, and start to come up with ideas as to where those communities of interest are that we’ve been hearing about from the public,” Szetela said. “At this point, we are still awaiting census data, but we are planning on starting to draw maps with the data we do have fo
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission took public comments at a meeting in Benton Township Thursday evening as it prepares to redraw the state’s legislative district maps. The body was created by a vote of the people in 2018 to reduce gerrymandering, and requests heard on Thursday included balancing lakeshore communities and more rural areas in the vicinity to ensuring diversity is respected. The commission has been hearing from the public for months, and member Rebecca Szetela told WSJM News every bit of input it gets is taken seriously.
“Our next step is to compile all of the different public comments that we’ve received and to evaluate where we’ve received feedback and maps, and start to come up with ideas as to where those communities of interest are that we’ve been hearing about from the public,” Szetela said. “At this point, we are still awaiting census data, but we are planning on starting to draw maps with the data we do have form the Ameri
Historic | For first time, citizens begin drawing Michigan voting districts
An independent commission of 13 people is tasked with the assignment after a 16-site listening tour where they learned how voters wants the districts re-drawn. Author: Matt Gard Updated: 11:25 PM EDT July 1, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Michigan is one step closer to having its Congressional, state house, and state senate districts being drawn by ordinary citizens, instead of state lawmakers, for the first time ever.
In 2018, Michigan voters passed a ballot initiative that gave a 13-member panel the opportunity to decide how voting districts would be drawn. That commission is made up of five independents, four Democrats, and four Republicans. They wrapped up a 16-site listening tour at DeVos Place Thursday night.