Michigan Gov. Whitmer Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Constitutionality of Gerrymandering
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek on the constitutionality of gerrymandering:
"Michiganders deserve to have their voices heard and their votes counted. Gerrymandering undermines the basic idea of open and free elections -- regardless of political affiliation.
"It's disappointing that the U.S. Supreme Cour . . .
"Michiganders deserve to have their voices heard and their votes counted. Gerrymandering undermines the basic idea of open and free elections -- regardless of political affiliation.
"It's disappointing that the U.S. Supreme Cour . . .