Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HJRW: Elections: candidates; eligibility of an independent citizens redistricting commissioner to run for office; modify. Amends sec. 6, art. IV of the state constitution.
Status: In committee, September 22, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 6 of article IV, to modify the time a commissioner on the independent citizens redistricting commission is ineligible to hold a partisan elective office. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to modify the time a commissioner on the independent citizens redistricting commission is ineligible to hold a partisan elective office, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTI.
From the introduced text, June 16, 2026:
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 6 of article IV, to modify the time a commissioner on the independent citizens redistricting commission is ineligible to hold a partisan elective office. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to modify the time a commissioner on the independent citizens redistricting commission is ineligible to hold a partisan elective office, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE IV Sec. 6. (1) An independent citizens redistricting commission for state legislative and congressional districts (hereinafter, the "commission") is hereby established as a permanent commission in the legislative branch. The commission shall consist of 13 commissioners. The commission shall adopt a redistricting plan for each of the following types of districts: state senate districts, state house of representative districts, and congressional districts. Each commissioner shall meet all of the following: (a) Be registered and eligible to vote in the State of Michigan. ; (b) Not currently be or in the past 6 six years have been any of the following: (i) (i) A declared candidate for partisan federal, state, or local office. ; (ii) (ii) An elected official to partisan federal, state, or local office. …