Oakland County Democrats to Challenge Redistricting Bill

The party plans to file a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a bill that would reduce the number of county commissioners and allow its members to determine voting districts.

The fight over Oakland County redistricting continues. County Democrats announced Wednesday that they are planning to fight a recent bill that would reduce the number of Oakland County commissioners as well as allow the commission to determine their own voting districts. According to The Detroit News, Oakland County Democratic Party chairman Frank Houston said he will be the plaintiff in a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder, expected to be filed by noon today in Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing. "It's bad public policy to have redistricting laws changed retroactively so legislators can then draw their own districts," Houston told The Detroit News. "It's bad for democracy." The bill signed by Snyder on Dec. 21 would overturn a map drawn…

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Appeals Court Rules New County Commission Districts Constitutional

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld new boundaries drawn for county commission districts in Oakland County as constitutional.