Michigan

Outline of Michigan

The Michigan Constitution has a provision barring partisan gerrymandering, but it remains largely untested in the courts. In 2018, voters amended the Michigan Constitution to bar congressional and legislative maps that “provide a disproportionate advantage to any political party.” Mich. Const. art. IV, § 6(13)(d). Voters also granted the Michigan Supreme Court original jurisdiction to enforce this provision. Id. art. IV, § 19. During the 2020 redistricting cycle, the high court had its first opportunity to apply the anti-gerrymandering provision to Michigan’s new state house map, but summarily dismissed the petition, stating that the court was “not persuaded that it should grant the requested relief.” League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Indep. Citizens Redistricting Comm’n, 971 N.W.2d 595 (2022) (mem.).