LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson are asking a federal judge to toss a challenge to the state’s new redistricting law.
Republicans filed a lawsuit last month to put an end to a commission voters put in charge of redrawing political districts.
The amendment to create the commission was adopted last year by voters. The amendment says former elected officials, party activists, and their relatives are not eligible to serve.
The suit claims the restrictions on who can serve on the commission are unconstitutional.
In a filing, Nessel and Benson say the restrictions on who can serve on the new redistricting commission are legal.
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