- Posted February 17, 2012
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Judge throws out Oakland County redistricting law
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LANSING (AP) -- A judge has thrown out a law handing power to Oakland County's Republican-controlled Board of Commissioners to draw its own districts.
Ingham County Circuit Court Judge William Collette ruled Wednesday that the law passed last year by the GOP-controlled Legislature was unconstitutional and an unfunded mandate.
He also says the law impinges on Oakland County voters' rights to petition for judicial review of the reapportionment plan.
A redistricting map already had been drawn up by a bipartisan county apportionment committee consisting of the Democratic county prosecutor and treasurer, the Republican county clerk and the heads of the county Republican and Democratic parties.
Republicans lost a court challenge to that map and turned to legislators to change the law. It's unclear if they'll appeal.
Oakland County Democrats are welcoming the ruling.
Published: Fri, Feb 17, 2012
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