LANSING, Mich. — Michigan voters this fall will get to decide whether to change how their state’s congressional and legislative districts are drawn, the state Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday. In a 4-3 decision, the justices rejected a lawsuit challenging an anti-gerrymandering ballot measure, meaning it will go to a statewide vote in November. The constitutional amendment, if approved, would entrust redistricting to an independent commission instead of the Legislature and governor. Though Fahey said the redistricting proposal is supported by Democrats, Republicans and independents, the Michigan Republican Party has said the ballot drive is led by a “Democrat front group” and has no GOP leaders. The Princeton analysis found that the Republican edge in Michigan’s state House districts had only a 1-in-16,000 probability of occurring by chance.

Source: National Post August 01, 2018 02:38 UTC