The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) will host virtual town hall meetings on May 29 and June 6 to provide details about election district maps for the Michigan Senate.
Commissioners will share insight about how and why proposed boundaries for Senate districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11 were drawn. The maps were drawn using specific criteria, including population, geography, diversity, partisan fairness, and density.
The public is invited to attend remotely and may register to make written or live comments using this sign-up form: https://forms.office.com/g/JymDHUgHd9.
Comments are limited to 90 seconds.
Arabic, Bengali and Spanish translators will be available.
The hearings are scheduled from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. each day, May 29 and June 6.
Passcode: 403865
Or via telephone:
USA 215 861 0692
USA 888 251 2909, US Toll-free
Conference code: 818211
Passcode: 515561
A livestream of each meeting will be available at: bit.ly/3ic3XRq
The commission said the sessions are aimed at helping metro Detroit residents better understand and to accept public comment on the reconfigured election district map choices for the state Senate in Districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11.
Draft Senate maps proposed by the panel are available at https://www.michigan.gov/micrc/mapping-process-2024/draft-proposed-maps-2024-senate or call 1-866-627-3247 (1-866-MAP-FAIR) for more information.
––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
http://legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
