LANSING, Mich. — It turns out Michigan won't be getting new congressional and legislative districts for next year's elections.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a ruling that would have forced the maps to be re-drawn.
Chief Justice John Roberts says the courts quote "Have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political parties".
This ruling does not affect the independent redistricting commission voters approved last year.
That commission will be in charge of drawing new maps for the 2022 elections.
The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox regarding today’s United States Supreme Court ruling vacating a judgment by U.S. Circuit Judges Eric Clay and Denise Hood and U.S. District Judge Gordon Quist requiring many Michigan’s political districts to be redrawn two years early. That judgment had received overwhelming support from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the Michigan Democratic Party.
"I wholeheartedly applaud today’s Supreme Court ruling which finally puts an end to Jocelyn Benson’s backroom deals and her attempt to redraw our state’s legislative districts to benefit Democrats. The blatant partisanship Benson displayed during this case and her attempt to negotiate a backroom settlement with the former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, shows she is unworthy of being our state’s top election official.”
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