Judge Rules Against Oakland County Redistricting Plan
County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said he expects the Ingham Circuit Court ruling to be overturned by the state Supreme Court.
The fight over Oakland County redistricting continued Wednesday, as an Ingham Circuit Court judge ruled that a state law which would have allowed Republicans to redraw district lines and reduce the number of county commissioners is unconstitutional. Judge William Collette ruled the law unconstitutional because it would impose an unfunded mandate for taxpayers who would have to bear the cost of redoing the redistricting, The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. It also wouldn't provide enough time for review of a new map before candidates had to file by May 15 to run for office. The bill, which was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in December amid controversy, would reduce the number of Oakland County commissioners from 25 to 21. It also allows…
Brian Clark
4:58 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Why do we allow gerrymandering of any representative districts? I don't know too much about the requirements, but I don't see why we should allow any particular party to have control over this process. I've been looking at these sites. The second is interesting--a competition to offer alternatives to the wacky map we officially adopted that has Grosse Pointe paired with Pontiac. http://… more ›