Mi. Const. art. IV, § 6 — Article IV / Section 6
Mich. Const. art. IV, § 6
Status: in_force

Commissiononlegislativeapportionment. Sec.6.Acommissiononlegislativeapportionmentisherebyestablishedconsistingofeight electors, four of whom shall be selected by the state organizations of each of the two political Art.IV,§6 CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 12 parties whose candidates for governor received the highest vote at the last general election at which a governor was elected preceding each apportionment. If a candidate for governor of a third political party has received at such election more than 25 percent of such gubernatorial vote, the commission shall consist of 12 members, four of whom shall be selected by the state organizationofthethirdpoliticalparty.Oneresidentofeachofthefollowingfourregionsshall be selected by each political party organization: (1) the upper peninsula; (2) the northern part of the lower peninsula, north of a line drawn along the northern boundaries of the counties of Bay, Midland, Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo and Oceana; (3) southwestern Michigan, those countiessouthofregion(2)andwestofalinedrawnalongthewesternboundariesofthecounties of Bay, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Ingham, Jackson and Hillsdale; (4) southeastern Michigan, the remainingcountiesofthestate. Eligibilitytomembership. Noofficersoremployeesofthefederal,stateorlocalgovernments,exceptingnotariespublic andmembersofthearmedforcesreserve,shallbeeligibleformembershiponthecommission. Members of the commission shall not be eligible for election to the legislature until two years aftertheapportionmentinwhichtheyparticipatedbecomeseffective. Appointment,term,vacancies. Thecommissionshallbeappointedimmediatelyaftertheadoptionofthisconstitutionand whenever apportionment or districting of the legislature is required by the provisions of this constitution.Membersofthecommissionshallholdofficeuntileachapportionmentordistricting planbecomeseffective.Vacanciesshallbefilledinthesamemannerasfororiginalappointment. Officers,rulesofprocedure,compensation,appropriation. Thesecretaryofstateshallbesecretaryofthecommissionwithoutvote,andinthatcapacity shall furnish, under the direction of the commission, all necessary technical services. The commission shall elect its own chairman, shall make its own rules of procedure, and shall receive compensation provided by law. The legislature shall appropriate funds to enable the commissiontocarryoutitsactivities. Calltoconvene;apportionment;publichearings. Within30daysaftertheadoptionofthisconstitution,andaftertheofficialtotalpopulation count of each federal decennial census of the state and its political subdivisions is available, thesecretaryofstateshallissueacallconveningthecommissionnotlessthan30normorethan 45daysthereafter.Thecommissionshallcompleteitsworkwithin180daysafterallnecessary census information is available. The commission shall proceed to district and apportion the senate and house of representatives according to the provisions of this constitution. All final decisions shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the commission. The commissionshallholdpublichearingsasmaybeprovidedbylaw. Apportionmentplan,publication;recordofproceedings. Eachfinalapportionmentanddistrictingplanshallbepublishedasprovidedbylawwithin 30 days from the date of its adoption and shall become law 60 days after publication. The secretaryofstateshallkeepapublicrecordofalltheproceedingsofthecommissionandshall beresponsibleforthepublicationanddistributionofeachplan. Disagreementofcommission;submissionofplanstosupremecourt. If a majority of the commission cannot agree on a plan, each member of the commission, individuallyorjointlywithothermembers,maysubmitaproposedplantothesupremecourt. Thesupremecourtshalldeterminewhichplancompliesmostaccuratelywiththeconstitutional requirementsandshalldirectthatitbeadoptedbythecommissionandpublishedasprovided inthissection. 13 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Art.IV,§12 Jurisdictionofsupremecourtonelector’sapplication. Upontheapplicationofanyelectorfilednotlaterthan60daysafterfinalpublicationofthe plan, the supreme court, in the exercise of original jurisdiction, shall direct the secretary of state or the commission to perform their duties, may review any final plan adopted by the commission, and shall remand such plan to the commission for further action if it fails to complywiththerequirementsofthisconstitution. History: Const.1963,Art.IV,§6,Eff.Jan.1,1964. Transferofpowers: See§16.132.