LANSING, MI (AP)-- The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to deadlines set by a commission that is drawing new maps for seats in Congress and the Legislature.
But the legal battle is not over. The court turned down an opportunity to immediately take a lawsuit. But it also says it soon will set rules for additional litigation.
The commission hopes to have maps ready for a final vote by December 30, citing a delay in detailed census data. But critics say September 17 and November 1 deadlines in the Michigan Constitution can’t be ignored.
The commission was approved by voters to take mapmaking out of the hands of lawmakers and the governor.
