4.261 Redistricting plan for senate and house of representatives; enactment by legislature; guidelines. Sec. 1. By November 1, 2001, and every 10 years thereafter, the legislature shall enact a redistricting plan for the senate and house of representatives. Except as otherwise required by federal law for legislative districts in this state, the redistricting plan shall […]
4.261a Senate and house districts; violation of voting rights act of 1965 prohibited. Sec. 1a. Senate and house districts shall not violate section 2 of title I of the voting rights act of 1965, Public Law 89-110, 42 U.S.C. 1973. History: Add. 1999, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
4.262 Jurisdiction of supreme court to decide cases or controversies involving redistricting plan; procedures for review of legislative redistricting plan; modification of plan; remand to special master. Sec. 2. (1) The supreme court shall have original and exclusive state jurisdiction to hear and decide all cases or controversies in Michigan’s 1 court of justice involving […]
4.263 Preparation of plan by supreme court; petition or pleadings. Sec. 3. Unless legislation enacting a redistricting plan for the house of representatives and senate is approved on or before the deadline established in section 1, a political party, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the […]
4.264 Filing of petition for review; duties of supreme court. Sec. 4. If a petition for review is filed in the supreme court under section 2 or 3, the supreme court shall do all of the following: (a) Exercising original jurisdiction provided under section 6 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, or […]
4.265 Act as severable. Sec. 5. If any portion of this act or application of any portion of this act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid portions […]
