June 16, 2011, Introduced by Senator HUNE and referred to the Committee on Redistricting.
A bill to amend 2001 PA 116, entitled
"An act to divide this state into 110 representative and 38
senatorial districts; and to prescribe the powers and duties of
certain state departments and officers,"
by amending the title and sections 3 and 6 (MCL 4.2003 and 4.2006)
and by adding sections 1a, 2a, and 5a; and to repeal acts and parts
of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to divide this state into 110 representative and 38
senatorial districts; to make appropriations; and to prescribe the
powers and duties of certain state departments and officers.
Sec. 1a. This state is divided into 110 representative
districts. For terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
2013, the districts are constituted and numbered as follows:
DISTRICT 001
DISTRICT 002
DISTRICT 003
DISTRICT 004
DISTRICT 005
DISTRICT 006
DISTRICT 007
DISTRICT 008
DISTRICT 009
DISTRICT 010
DISTRICT 011
DISTRICT 012
DISTRICT 013
DISTRICT 014
DISTRICT 015
DISTRICT 016
DISTRICT 017
DISTRICT 018
DISTRICT 019
DISTRICT 020
DISTRICT 021
DISTRICT 022
DISTRICT 023
DISTRICT 024
DISTRICT 025
DISTRICT 026
DISTRICT 027
DISTRICT 028
DISTRICT 029
DISTRICT 030
DISTRICT 031
DISTRICT 032
DISTRICT 033
DISTRICT 034
DISTRICT 035
DISTRICT 036
DISTRICT 037
DISTRICT 038
DISTRICT 039
DISTRICT 040
DISTRICT 041
DISTRICT 042
DISTRICT 043
DISTRICT 044
DISTRICT 045
DISTRICT 046
DISTRICT 047
DISTRICT 048
DISTRICT 049
DISTRICT 050
DISTRICT 051
DISTRICT 052
DISTRICT 053
DISTRICT 054
DISTRICT 055
DISTRICT 056
DISTRICT 057
DISTRICT 058
DISTRICT 059
DISTRICT 060
DISTRICT 061
DISTRICT 062
DISTRICT 063
DISTRICT 064
DISTRICT 065
DISTRICT 066
DISTRICT 067
DISTRICT 068
DISTRICT 069
DISTRICT 070
DISTRICT 071
DISTRICT 072
DISTRICT 073
DISTRICT 074
DISTRICT 075
DISTRICT 076
DISTRICT 077
DISTRICT 078
DISTRICT 079
DISTRICT 080
DISTRICT 081
DISTRICT 082
DISTRICT 083
DISTRICT 084
DISTRICT 085
DISTRICT 086
DISTRICT 087
DISTRICT 088
DISTRICT 089
DISTRICT 090
DISTRICT 091
DISTRICT 092
DISTRICT 093
DISTRICT 094
DISTRICT 095
DISTRICT 096
DISTRICT 097
DISTRICT 098
DISTRICT 099
DISTRICT 100
DISTRICT 101
DISTRICT 102
DISTRICT 103
DISTRICT 104
DISTRICT 105
DISTRICT 106
DISTRICT 107
DISTRICT 108
DISTRICT 109
DISTRICT 110
Sec. 2a. This state is divided into 38 senatorial districts.
For terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2015, the
districts are constituted and numbered as follows:
DISTRICT 001
DISTRICT 002
DISTRICT 003
DISTRICT 004
DISTRICT 005
DISTRICT 006
DISTRICT 007
DISTRICT 008
DISTRICT 009
DISTRICT 010
DISTRICT 011
DISTRICT 012
DISTRICT 013
DISTRICT 014
DISTRICT 015
DISTRICT 016
DISTRICT 017
DISTRICT 018
DISTRICT 019
DISTRICT 020
DISTRICT 021
DISTRICT 022
DISTRICT 023
DISTRICT 024
DISTRICT 025
DISTRICT 026
DISTRICT 027
DISTRICT 028
DISTRICT 029
DISTRICT 030
DISTRICT 031
DISTRICT 032
DISTRICT 033
DISTRICT 034
DISTRICT 035
DISTRICT 036
DISTRICT 037
DISTRICT 038
Sec. 3. (1) The secretary of state shall prepare a map and a
legal description of each district constituted under this act. The
legal description shall be in terms of political subdivisions, such
as counties, cities, and townships; man-made features, such as
streets, roads, highways, and railroads; and natural features, such
as waterways, which political subdivisions and man-made and natural
features form the boundaries of the district. The secretary of
state shall convey the map and legal description of each district
to the legislature and the governor.
(2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, there is
appropriated for the department of state the sum of $30,000.00 for
the costs incurred by the secretary of state in complying with
subsection (1).
Sec. 5a. All of the following apply to the redistricting plans
in sections 1a and 2a:
(a) The number of county breaks in the redistricting plans is
determined by the following principles:
(i) Breaking a county line means assigning part of the
population of a county to 1 or more counties in the formation of a
district.
(ii) If population is shifted from a county to a single
election district, including a district from 2 geographically
separate whole cities or whole townships, there is 1 break. Except
as provided in subparagraph (iii), if population from a county is
shifted to 2 or more election districts, there are 2 or more
breaks.
(iii) If 1 part of a county is shifted to a district and the
rest of the county is shifted to another district, there is 1
break.
(b) The number of municipal breaks in the redistricting plans
is determined by the following principles:
(i) Breaking a municipal line means assigning part of the
population of a municipality to 1 or more municipalities or
counties in the formation of a district.
(ii) If population is shifted from a municipality to a single
election district, there is 1 break. Except as provided in
subparagraph (iii), if population from a municipality is shifted to 2
or more election districts, there are 2 or more breaks.
(iii) If 1 part of a municipality is shifted to a district and
the rest of the municipality is shifted to another district, there
is 1 break.
(iv) If the boundary of a city, which is located in more than 1
county, is broken in order to preserve a county boundary, that does
not count as a municipal break.
(c) The redistricting plans were designed to comply fully with
both section 2 of the voting rights act of 1965, 42 USC 1973, and
the requirements of the equal protection clause of amendment XIV of
the constitution of the United States. However, the plans do not
sacrifice traditional neutral principles, such as, most
importantly, the Michigan constitutional principles of preservation
of county and municipal boundaries, for the purpose of engaging in
a gerrymander that unnecessarily favors 1 racial group over others.
(d) The plans further the underlying purpose of the state
constitution of 1963 by facilitating effective representation in
the legislature where elected representatives can advance the
shared interests of unified municipalities or counties. They do so
without sacrificing voting rights act of 1965 principles, equal
electoral opportunities, or racial fairness.
(e) The redistricting plan for the house of representatives
consists of 110 single-member districts composed of convenient
territories contiguous by land.
(f) The redistricting plan for the senate consists of 38
single-member districts composed of convenient territories
contiguous by land.
Sec. 6. As used in this act:
(a) "Block" means block as that term is used by the United
States department of commerce, bureau of the census in conducting
the
2000 2010 decennial census.
(b) "Tract" means tract as that term is used by the United
States department of commerce, bureau of the census in conducting
the
2000 2010 decennial census.
Enacting section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of 2001 PA 116, MCL
4.2001 and 4.2002, are repealed.