by:Dana Whyte
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan officials have announced who will serve on the new Citizens Redistricting Commission on Monday.
The commission is comprised of thirteen people, chosen randomly out of a pool of 180 semifinalists. More than 9,000 people applied.
Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved the redistricting commission in 2018 as part of Proposal 2 on the ballot that aimed to end gerrymandering in Michigan by taking the process of drawing district lines out of the hands of legislators.
Now, the responsibility is given to voters: four Democrats, four Republicans and five people not affiliated with either party.
In spite of the commission's creation, several GOP lawmakers and party officials filed lawsuits this past summer saying that certain requirements for the commission members would potentially block people from being able to serve on the committee because they have elected family members.
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