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An independent commission is racing to redraw Detroit’s voting maps under a federal court order − but the change may not elect more Black candidates

  • Written by Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University

A panel of three federal judges ruled on Dec. 21, 2023, that a few state House and Senate legislative maps drawn by an independent Michigan commission violate the Voting Rights Act. Their ruling, which is currently under appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, says the maps dilute Black voting power in 13 Detroit area legislative districts and those...

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