Michigan Secretary of State Benson Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Gerrymandering
June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019
LANSING, Michigan, June 28 -- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding gerrymandering:
"The U.S. Supreme Court's decision today closes a vital door for citizens seeking recourse in a fundamental part of our representative democracy.
"This decision makes it even more important that last fall Michigan voters took the process of drawing district lines out of the hands of politician . . .
"The U.S. Supreme Court's decision today closes a vital door for citizens seeking recourse in a fundamental part of our representative democracy.
"This decision makes it even more important that last fall Michigan voters took the process of drawing district lines out of the hands of politician . . .