CLC joins court battle to preserve Michigan’s Redistricting Commission

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John,

Every voice should be heard, and every vote should count equally. That simple reason is why we’re joining with the citizen-led Michigan group, Voters Not Politicians, in the legal fight to defend the state’s nonpartisan redistricting body.

Michigan is one of the many states where the people have said enough is enough to partisan gerrymandering. Voters Not Politicians collected over 425,000 signatures from Michiganders to put gerrymandering on the ballot in 2018, and over 2.5 million people voted to take the redistricting power out of the hands of self-interested legislators and give it to an independent commission. But now, the politicians who are afraid of losing power (since they can no longer pick and choose their voters) are challenging the will of Michigan voters in court.

Campaign Legal Center and Voters Not Politicians plan to defend the will of the people. We have officially joined in the court battles to protect Michigan’s new Independent Redistricting Commission. Read more about our cases. ([link removed])

With the 2020 redistricting cycle looming, the time to enact reforms that will permanently improve democracy in the states is now. Independent redistricting commissions are a critical tool for citizens to reform the system in their states.

Learn more about how independent redistricting commissions are working now, in states nationwide. Watch and share our new video: ([link removed])
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Research shows that ([link removed]) at least 60 percent of Democrats, Republicans and Independents support the creation of independent redistricting commissions. That’s because it’s the only way to ensure that voters, not politicians, are choosing elected officials.

We’ll keep you up to date as the cases progress. Thank you for standing up for Fair Maps.

Paul Smith
CLC Vice President, Litigation & Strategy

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