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  • MICRC Maps Violate the Voting Rights Act, Must be Redrawn

    Dr. Jerome Reide, MI Department of Civil Rights|Dec 16, 2021

    LANSING, MI-Dr. Jerome Reide, Legislative Liaison for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, has released Department analysis showing the five proposed electoral maps offered by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) violate the federal Voting Rights Act. Dr. Reide's analysis was filed with MICRC on December 9, 2021, in advance of the end of the public comment period and the Commission's final vote on the maps, which is expected on December 30, 2021. "The maps...