Michigan Redistricting Project

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CLOSUP categorizes ‘a tsunami’ of public input to help redraw Michigan districts

Jul 10, 2024

Students working with the University of Michigan’s Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) have created a system to help a Michigan commission collect and analyze public comments about drawing Michigan’s congressional and state legislative...

Redistricting Panel: Approved, and now voted on

In the Media

Early Public Comment Roundup Gives ICRC A Glimpse At Road Ahead

May 20, 2024 Gongwer

Members of the public have been providing public comments since the inception of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Track, but on Monday, commissioners got a peek at what those commenters were saying about the maps created between...

In the Media

New House map combats racial gerrymandering in Michigan Legislature

Apr 9, 2024 The Michigan Daily

Three federal judges approved new Michigan House of Representatives voting districts on March 27. The map’s passing followed a lawsuit, Agee v. Benson, filed March 23, 2022, that alleged illegal racial gerrymandering in 13 Detroit-area House and...

In the Media

'It's messy': The ups and downs of Michigan's inaugural citizens redistricting commission

Feb 1, 2024 The Detroit News

For six days in November, 88-year-old Susan Smith sat on a polished wooden bench in a windowless federal courtroom in Kalamazoo as judges heard hours of testimony on the future of Michigan’s legislative maps. The testimony, as is the case with...

In the Media

CLOSUP redistricting event featured in Detroit Free Press

Dec 5, 2022 Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press: "'I think Michigan is going to play a very important poster child role moving forward,' said Moon Duchin, a mathematician at Tufts University who helped Michigan's commission review mapping input during the redistricting...

CLOSUP redistricting event featured in Detroit Free Press

In the Media

Redistricting experts weigh in on results of first general election under new maps

Dec 1, 2022 Detroit Free Press

Results from the first general election held under new maps drawn by Michigan's independent redistricting commission seemed to demonstrate that the group achieved its aim of drawing fair maps while underscoring Black Detroiters' concerns that they...

In the Media

MSU creates tool to measure election fairness district-wide

Jun 15, 2022 The State News

Michigan State University recently launched the Partisan Advantage Tracker, a user-friendly tool that helps the public assess election fairness and track election outcomes. MSU Professor of Economics and Political Science Jon X. Eguia collaborated...

In the Media

U-M expert on redistricting: The road back and ahead

Nov 16, 2021 Michigan News, University of Michigan

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is nearing the end of its work to draft new maps in an effort to end partisan gerrymandering. The mission was straightforward—use an independent commission instead of the state legislature...

In the Media

Study questions whether Michigan's newly proposed political maps will adequately represent Black voters

Oct 19, 2021 WKAR

Will maps newly proposed political maps adequately represent Black...

In the Media

Michigan’s new redistricting commission sued in anticipation of missing deadlines

Sep 14, 2021 Michigan Radio

The citizen-led commission in charge of drawing new political maps in Michigan is being sued because it’s unlikely to meet...

News

Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

Jun 13, 2021

John Chamberlin, Ford School professor emeritus of public policy and political science, says a recent controversy in Lansing calls out the need for increased transparency when it comes to lawmakers. A Michigan state representative is proposing a law...

Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

In the Media

You can influence how Michigan's electoral maps get re-drawn

May 11, 2021 Michigan Radio

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In the Media

Your questions about Michigan's new redistricting process answered

Mar 28, 2021 Detroit Free Press

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Publication

U-M survey finds early lack of awareness among local leaders with state’s new approach to redraw legislative districts

Feb 23, 2021

Michigan’s local government leaders reported mixed familiarity with the state’s new approach to redistricting, according to a 2020 survey whose results were released today by the the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the...

U-M survey finds early lack of awareness among local leaders with state’s new approach to redraw legislative districts

In the Media

State redistricting rule raises questions about 'communities of interest'

Feb 8, 2021 The Detroit News

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Ivacko: Spreading the word about Communities of Interest a challenge for redistricting commission

Feb 3, 2021 Lansing State Journal

Communities of interest "now have a very high priority to be kept whole, to not be cracked or split across different districts," Ivacko told the Lansing State Journal. "That's also going to significantly increase the challenge, I think, for the...

Ivacko on federal infrastructure dollars in Michigan

In the Media

Late Census data will make redistricting process even more fraught, says Ivacko

Jan 31, 2021 Lansing State Journal

"It's going to be a very challenging process this year, and certainly the late Census data will be a part of that," Ivacko told the Lansing State Journal. "Getting the 2020 Census data is going to be absolutely key for them to begin drawing versions...

News

U-M study aims to clarify 'communities of interest' as Michigan prepares for legislative redistricting

Sep 14, 2020 Michigan News

An Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will redraw state and federal legislative districts in Michigan in 2021 with a mandate: The districts must reflect the state's diverse population and communities of interest. The requirement is one...

CLOSUP Lecture Series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Michigan redistricting: A model for the nation? Evaluating the state's new maps and process

Jan 19, 2022, 7:00-8:30 pm EST

This webinar will analyze and evaluate Michigan’s new redistricting approach and new maps, and compare to approaches of other states. Will Michigan's new model inspire reform in other states?

The Next Big Thing: Redistricting In Michigan And The Role Of Communities Of Interest

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

How communities can promote their interests in Michigan's redistricting: Lessons learned

Sep 29, 2021, 7:00-8:30 pm EDT

Michigan’s redistricting process will affect Michigan policy and politics for the next decade. We will address the process that the MICRC is using to draw district maps for the U.S. Congress and both houses of the Michigan Legislature.

CLOSUP Lecture Series

Public meetings of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioners

Sep 2, 2021, 1:00-8:00 pm EDT

Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Public meetings of the Michigan Citizens Independent Redistricting Commissioners with agenda to include racially polarized voting analysis, Voting Rights Act analysis, and map drawing for State Senate districts for Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne counties.

Public meetings of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioners

Michigan Redistricting Project

CLOSUP categorizes ‘a tsunami’ of public input to help redraw Michigan districts

Early Public Comment Roundup Gives ICRC A Glimpse At Road Ahead

New House map combats racial gerrymandering in Michigan Legislature

'It's messy': The ups and downs of Michigan's inaugural citizens redistricting commission

CLOSUP redistricting event featured in Detroit Free Press

Redistricting experts weigh in on results of first general election under new maps

MSU creates tool to measure election fairness district-wide

U-M expert on redistricting: The road back and ahead

Study questions whether Michigan's newly proposed political maps will adequately represent Black voters

Michigan’s new redistricting commission sued in anticipation of missing deadlines

Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

You can influence how Michigan's electoral maps get re-drawn

Your questions about Michigan's new redistricting process answered

U-M survey finds early lack of awareness among local leaders with state’s new approach to redraw legislative districts

State redistricting rule raises questions about 'communities of interest'

Ivacko: Spreading the word about Communities of Interest a challenge for redistricting commission

Late Census data will make redistricting process even more fraught, says Ivacko

U-M study aims to clarify 'communities of interest' as Michigan prepares for legislative redistricting

Michigan redistricting: A model for the nation? Evaluating the state's new maps and process

How communities can promote their interests in Michigan's redistricting: Lessons learned

Public meetings of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioners

Michigan Redistricting: A Model for the Nation? Evaluating the State's New Maps and Process

How communities can promote their interests in Michigan's redistricting: Lessons learned

Tom Ivacko: Michigan - Political Redistricting