Fair Maps for Michigan
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Over the last several months, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has drawn maps for the state House and state Senate. Throughout its process, the Commission has requested and welcomed public input.
The Michigan AFL-CIO Fair Maps Project took the seven criteria set out in the Michigan Constitution that outlines the process for drawing maps and created fair state House and Senate maps. The districts the AFL-CIO drew comply with the letter and spirit of the Voting Rights Act, comply with equal population requirements, are contiguous, reflect Michigan’s diverse population and communities of interest, do not provide a disproportionate advantage to any political party, do not favor or disfavor any incumbent elected officials or candidates, reflect county, city and township boundaries, and are compact.
The maps can be viewed at miaflcio.org/fairmaps.
Show your support for the Michigan AFL-CIO’s Fair Maps Project - and the principle of fair maps in general - by signing this petition.
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To:
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
From:
[Your Name]
Dear Commissioners,
We are Michiganders who want fair maps, and support your work to get there!
We believe that fair maps for Michigan would have an efficiency gap of less than 1% for either party (or, each chamber of the state legislature would have an efficiency gap of between 1% and 2% for opposite political parties to ensure partisan balance between the legislative chambers).
We support the Michigan AFL-CIO Fair Maps Project (miaflcio.org/fairmaps) because it is one good example of what fair maps could look like, and we urge you to take a serious look at them to arrive at fair maps on your own.
The Michigan AFL-CIO Fair Maps Project took the seven criteria set out in the Michigan Constitution that outlines the process for drawing maps and created fair state House and Senate maps. The districts the AFL-CIO drew comply with the letter and spirit of the Voting Rights Act, comply with equal population requirements, are contiguous, reflect Michigan’s diverse population and communities of interest, do not provide a disproportionate advantage to any political party, do not favor or disfavor any incumbent elected officials or candidates, reflect county, city and township boundaries, and are compact.
We know that you want to draw fair and constitutional maps, and we know that it’s possible to do so because the Fair Maps Project proves it. We encourage you to look at the Fair Maps Project as a road map to help you fulfill your Constitutional obligation.
In solidarity,