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Michigan Legislators Back Reapportionment Plan Amid Debate
Dr. John A. Hannah leads a push for a reapportionment scheme approved by his committee. The plan would create 40 House districts plus 70 proportional seats and add four Senate seats for Wayne Genesee Macomb and Oakland counties under a bipartisan commission. Democrats criticize bias toward rural Republicans while supporters argue the plan best achieves population equality and preserves county lines.
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Michigan
John A. Hannah
East Lansing
Committee On Legislative Organization
Michigan House of Representatives
United States
Hannah
Senate
Michigan State University
U. S. Commission On Civil Rights
House
House of Representatives
U. S. Congress
George Romney
Melvin Nord
Detroit
Romney
Wayne
Genesee
Macomb
Oakland
Wayne County
Keweenaw
Kent County
Nord
Supreme Court
Apportionment Commission