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New Maps New Year and the End of Gerrymandered Michigan
Tuesday , 28, December 2021 2022 Election, Gerrymandering The Vote 1 CommentMichigan’s new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission made history on December 28, 2021, by choosing new voting district maps for the state. The commission selected the winning maps as the most nonpartisan and fair for voters. Michigan lost a seat in the US House based on the 2020 Census. The new US Congress map is now […]
Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
All-Volunteer Petition Campaign to End Gerrymandering in Michigan Delivers 425,000 Signatures
Monday , 18, December 2017 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentVolunteers from the citizen group Voters Not Politicians arrived in Lansing, Michigan on Monday, December 18, 2017 to deliver over 400,000 signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections to put an end to gerrymandering in the state. The group needed 315,654 signatures to qualify for the November 2018 mid-term ballot. The hard-working organization of 3,500 […]