population standard in Michigan

2018But Reynolds also held that "[s]o long as the divergences from a strict population standard are based on legitimate considerations incident to the effectuation of a rational state policy, some deviations from the equal-population principle are constitutionally permissible with respect to the apportionment of seats in either or both of the two houses of a bicameral state legislature." Id . at 579, 84 S.Ct. 1362 .

1982Act 293 provides that each city and township shall be apportioned so that it has "the largest possible number of complete districts within its boundaries before any part of the city or township is joined” with other territory, all districts shall be single-member districts "as equal in population as practicable”, contiguous, "compact and as nearly square in shape as is practicable”, and "shall be drawn without regard to partisan political advantage”, and that "[tjownships, villages, cities and precincts shall be divided only if necessary to meet the population standard”. 9 B When this Court de

2022In examining the Legislature’s stated intent, our Supreme Court has agreed with the general proposition that courts should defer to an apportionment commission’s decision to select one apportionment plan from among more than one complying plan because there will always be “areas for the exercise of judgment” and a “reasonable choice in the reasoned exercise of judgment should ordinarily be sustained.” Apportionment of Wayne Co, 413 Mich at 264 .

2022Rather, the Court stated that the sole test for the population requirement was whether the “the total departure of the largest and smallest districts from the average size does not exceed 11.9 percent.” Id. at 79 .

2018And the Court subsequently held that "the State's policy of maintaining the integrity of political subdivision lines" is a "rational state policy." Mahan v. Howell , 410 U.S. 315 , 325, 328, 93 S.Ct. 979 , 35 L.

2018And the Court subsequently held that "the State's policy of maintaining the integrity of political subdivision lines" is a "rational state policy." Mahan v. Howell , 410 U.S. 315 , 325, 328, 93 S.Ct. 979 , 35 L.

2012Avis Rent-A-Car Sys, Inc v City of Romulus, 400 Mich 337 , 345 n 7; 254 NW2d 555 (1977) (noting that an act with a population requirement that does not provide for the inclusion of other localities as they reach the population requirement is a local act).

2012Avis Rent-A-Car Sys, Inc v City of Romulus, 400 Mich 337 , 345 n 7; 254 NW2d 555 (1977) (noting that an act with a population requirement that does not provide for the inclusion of other localities as they reach the population requirement is a local act).

2012Id. at 643 .

1990Dearborn v Wayne Co Bd of Supervisors, 275 Mich 151, 155 ; 266 NW 304 (1936).

1990Dearborn v Wayne Co Bd of Supervisors, 275 Mich 151, 155 ; 266 NW 304 (1936).

1982In Mahan v Howell the United States Supreme Court said that the constitutionality of a state legislative redistricting plan was "not to be judged by the more stringent standards that Kirkpatrick and Wells [v Rockefeller, 394 US 542 ; 89 S Ct 1234 ; 22 L Ed 2d 535 (1969)] make applicable to congressional reapportionment, but instead by the equal protection test enunciated in Reynolds v Sims” Referring to its decision in Reynolds , the Court said "we reaffirm its holding that 'the Equal Protection Clause requires that a State make an honest and good faith effort to construct districts, in both h

1982In Mahan v Howell the United States Supreme Court said that the constitutionality of a state legislative redistricting plan was "not to be judged by the more stringent standards that Kirkpatrick and Wells [v Rockefeller, 394 US 542 ; 89 S Ct 1234 ; 22 L Ed 2d 535 (1969)] make applicable to congressional reapportionment, but instead by the equal protection test enunciated in Reynolds v Sims” Referring to its decision in Reynolds , the Court said "we reaffirm its holding that 'the Equal Protection Clause requires that a State make an honest and good faith effort to construct districts, in both h