Below is the timeline of Michigan\u2019s first redistricting process under the redistricting reform amendment. The process will repeat every 10 years using new census data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tagosto 1, 2019\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t The Secretary of State\u2019s office (SOS) has announced that it plans to open the Commissioner application period in late 2019. **An official date has not been announced at this time.**<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tdiciembre 1, 2019\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Michigan legislature and Governor must approve budget to fund the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for Fiscal Year 2020.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tenero 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Last day for SOS to make Commissioner applications available statewide and to mail out applications to 10,000 randomly chosen voters, inviting them to apply for the Commission.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tabril 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tjunio 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Application period closes – applications to serve on Commission must be submitted to SOS by this date.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tjulio 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t SOS discards incomplete applications and applications submitted by people who are disqualified from serving, such as current and recent politicians or party officials. SOS then uses statistical weighting and random selection to generate a pool of 200 applicants (40 Republicans, 40 Democrats, and 60 unaffiliated). List of 200 is submitted to the 4 legislative leaders — the majority and minority leader of the State House and the majority and minority leader of the State Senate.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tagosto 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t The 4 legislative leaders may (but are not required to) each strike up to 5 applications from the pool of 200.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tseptiembre 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t SOS randomly draws 13 applicants to serve on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (4 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 5 unaffiliated).<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\toctubre 15, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Commissioners must meet and start their work together.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tdiciembre 1, 2020\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Michigan legislature and Governor must approve budget to fund the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for Fiscal Year 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tenero 1, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Commission must hold at least 10 public hearings before drafting plans and at least 5 public hearings to gather public feedback on proposed plans between January 1 and November 1.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tfebrero 1, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Michigan\u2019s official census data is expected to be shared by the federal government.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tnoviembre 1, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t Last day for Commission to adopt final maps.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tagosto 2, 2022\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t First statewide primary election that uses the Commission-drawn election maps<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tnoviembre 8, 2022\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t First statewide general election that uses the Commission-drawn election maps.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amendment Timeline Below is the timeline of Michigan\u2019s first redistricting process under the redistricting reform amendment. 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