Michigan voters approve anti-gerrymandering Proposal 2
Paul Egan, Detroit Free PressPublished 10:33 p.m. ET Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 5:23 a.m. ET Nov. 7, 2018
LANSING — Michigan voters on Tuesday night gave a big "yes" to a ballot proposal that would significantly change the way Michigan's political lines are drawn for congressional and state legislative districts.
The Associated Press called the race before midnight Tuesday, and with 89 percent of precincts reporting, the "yes" side had 61.1 percent of the vote, compared with 38.9 percent for the "no" side.
Proposal 2, a constitutional amendment borne out of widespread concerns about the effects of political gerrymandering in Michigan, will take the power to draw those lines out of the hands of partisan state lawmakers and give the job to an independent redistricting commission.
It would create a 13-member citizens redistricting commission made up of four Republicans, four Democrats, and five people who identify with neither party. The proposal would bar partisan officeholders, their employees, lobbyists, and others with ties to the current system from becoming commissioners.
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