I am in favor of Birch, not Apple. I do not believe Troy should be included with Macomb County.

This map creates a long and narrow congressional district from the city of Grand Rapids to the city of Kalamazoo - this map is drawn to provide a partisan advantage to the Democratic Party. This would be a disgrace if chosen and a complete violation of the voice of the people and their needs.

This map is awful--not quite as bad as Lange but still pretty bad!! With this map, the minority will drown out the voice of the majority! Very unfair.

Personally, I don't like any of these maps. But, this one seems the least fair.

Not what we need. Apple V2 rewards the Republicans with more seats than they will earn from voters. It's strongly partisan, unfair, and should not be used. Really awful and not even the worst, which is Lange.

Keep Midland County whole

Another poor example of pulling the city of Midland out of Midland county and carving up other counties unnecessarily to serve what appears to be a partisan gerrymanding goal. Leave counties whole as much as possible. Leave city of Midland with Midland county.

This map seems quite specific to dilute certain viewpoints.

Does not make any since to mix up counties, that should at least remain intact.

This map is very bad; It is terribly partisan and favors Republicans. Please do not endorse it.

Chestnut map is better, this map will not allow rural communities proper representation.

I am very disappointed in the Congressional maps presented. I have to agree with SOOO many people who stated the maps have been gerrymandered to falsely promote “political fairness” while at the same time dismissing “communities of interest”. This experiment in “redistricting” is proving to be a farce. I have to agree with the masses who believe your prioritizing process has been unconstitutional and I hope these maps are challenged in court.

Keep City of Midland with Midland County.

Keep Midland and Gladwin counties together and whole.

No to any map that plucks the City of Midland away from the County. This map could work if the Commission puts the City of Midland back into the County.

Still a mostly RED response map, and for good reason. This map is what gerrymandering with contiguity, COI, and city/county looks like. Do not split up Midland from Midland County.

Keep Midland city and county whole and with like communities. Representation voices the community’s needs and isn’t about political correctness or political . This IS NOT a map that joins like communities.

Please keep Midland City with Midland County

The City of Midland needs to remain with the County of Midland. We are one community of interest.

this is the most unfair and worst of the maps. No partisan fairness at all. Dismiss this map.

This map makes it likely Republicans win most seats even when Democrats get most votes. This map is awful. Not quite as bad as Lange, but still pretty horrible.

Please reject this map. It is not fair and does not represent my communities of interest.

This map does not appear fair and it does not represent my communities of interest.

Bad idea.

Not getting the job done with this map

This map is unacceptable

This comment and map portal vote is made on behalf of the 725 voices (and still growing) of ‘Gladwin-Midland United’. Since there are no collaborative map choices that reflect the needs of our community of interest, we support the Lange Congressional map; we do not support the Chestnut map; the Birch or the Apple maps. ‘Communities of Interest’ must be given higher weighting than ‘partisan fairness’, per the new constitutional amendment passed in 2018. Our Community of Interest requests that you keep the City of Midland connected to the county of Midland, and the entire county of Midland connected to Gladwin County.

This map is completely unfair and should not be adopted.

I oppose this plan because it combines Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo metropolitan regions which are two different communities of interest. This map creates a long and narrow congressional district from the city of Grand Rapids to the city of Kalamazoo -- this map is drawn to provide a partisan advantage to the Democratic Party.

This map does not keep Jackson County intact as a community of interest that so many citizens have requested at the numerous hearings held. Please keep to the promises made to us back in 2018 – follow the Communities of Interest submitted by the people of Michigan.

Wow, please reject this map. This map makes it likely Republicans win most seats even when Democrats get most votes. This map is awful and is NOT providing us with a non partisan redistricting.

Need to keep Midland with counties to the west and keep it WHOLE.

I do not like this map it looks like blatant gerrymandering. Please do not adopt this map.

No, Birch is better.

Overall Apple V2 is a Republican biased map. I do not like the boundaries of Cong. Dist. #7 as it does NOT keep Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton entirely together as a community of interest.

The only way I would support this map is if it was revised to unify the city of Midland with Midland county. It makes no sense otherwise.

This map unfortunately divides Jackson County, please keep our County whole.

I dislike this map as it does not keep Jackson County whole.

This is a bad map because it combines Midland with Bay City, Saginaw, and Flint. As someone who lives in Midland, travels to Saginaw for work, visits Bay City often, and grew up in Genesee County, there is absolutely nothing in common with these communities and Midland. Midland County deserves to be unified in a single voice.

This map is unfair.

Quite the split up of the city of Midand with townships directly related to Midland like Larkin, Homer and others plus Sanford and Gladwin areas only to link with the city of Flint, and cities 60 miles + away. No, don't use this one.

Bad map for Dutton because of how it combines GR and Kalamazoo, with areas between them.

Democrats holding secret meetings, violating the constitution, and already rigging the districts for 2024... sounds about right!

This is NOT a good map. It goes too far north for my Congressional district, making it unfair and noncompetitive. It's gerrymandering all over again....and not in a good way. Please choose the BirchV2 map which is much more fair to both parties.

Partisan Gerrymandering being done for partisan reasons!

One bad Apple here folks! Don't let it spoil everything!

This map does not represent communities of interest as well as Chestnut or Birch2.

This map does not represent communities of interest.

This map is cleaner than Birch but it's still pretty bad for Muskegon because we're in a district where we can't elect someone who will represent our diverse interests. People of color are a community of interest.

Vote NO. Splits Downriver

No for Apple v2 map. poor mix of rural and urban areas with different interests. Suggest using the Szeleta ? map

Support Chestnut!

This is an unacceptable map for Muskegon. Muskegon needs to have its diverse interests represented. This district is not diverse at all.

This is a bad map for Barry county because it puts it in a district with urban areas. This will prevent our rural interests from actually being represented in Congress.

This map should be rejected. It is not fair and does not represent the communities of interest.

this map drowns out taylors voice

I don't think this map would be good for the gay community. We deserve a map where we have representatives who will listen to our needs

I prefer the Chestnut plan because it keeps communities of interest together better than Birch or Apple.

The Asian American community of Western Michigan prefers the Chestnut plan

This is a gerrymandered map. The needs of Battle Creek and Albion are terribly different from those of Branch and Hillsdale County.

Chestnut is a better map for Ottawa County.

The Apple map has the highest efficiency gap among the three group maps and thus the other maps would be a better choice. Apple also isolates a NW section of Washtenaw County from the natural county COI and it would be better to keep Washtenaw boundaries totally intact as does the Chestnut map.

gerrymandered

This is a terrible map! Troy should be with similar communities to the south in Oakland County.

Dislike

This map should be completely rejected. The population variation is dangerously close to what the Courts deem illegal and will certainly result in a lawsuit. There are much better maps to choose.

I do not like the APPLE V2 congressional map because it does not keep Jackson County whole. It combines the eastern portion of Jackson County, including Waterloo Township, with Washtenaw county. Waterloo Township is a very rural community. Rural communities need to be kept independent. Please don't adopt this map. The Chestnut map is much better. Thank you.

If the point of this map is to create more parity in the representation of each population, it fails miserably. It's clear this is a right-wing attempt to take control outside of the ballot box. Very disappointing.

I wish there were objective / mathematical criteria for redistricting instead of trying to make the map fair on partisan lines.

Very partisan... bad map!

Was this map made by the Soviets. So gerrymandered.

Not good

This map makes it likely Republicans win most seats even when Democrats get most votes. Please reject.

This version continues to split up Midland county and the city of midland, and put Midland city in the same district with Flint and Saginaw. Midland city and county are more closely related to counties to the north and west.

This version continues to split up Midland county and the city of midland, and put Midland city in the same district with Flint and Saginaw. Midland city and county are more closely related to counties to the north and west.

This map is not nearly as fair as Birch is. The communities linked in this one are not similar enough.

Apple does not reflect communities of interest in Western Michigan very well (especially the Kalamazoo/GR district). Chestnut does a much better job of this.

This partisan committee has shown nothing but total contempt for the northern Counties of Michigan. You have shown your democrat partisanship by continuing to favor maps separating the city of Midland from the county of Midland. The whole county of Midland is a critical part of our community and its watershed. Yet you're committed to ripping the child out of the Mother's womb to satisfy the Democrats lust for power. If you continue down this path, you will assure Michigan's total corruption to the rest of our Nation.. Leave Midland and Midland County as one contiguous entity. Thank you very much. If you really are concern about being fair, then you should include Ogemaw, Arenac, and Bay Counties within the new 2nd district, and remove the two Couties boarding Lake Michigan to Dist. 3. Thank you for yourtime and efforts.

Please vote this one down. It fails to achieve the goal of parity--it sets us up for the side with fewer votes to win.

Please do not use this map. It is not fair and does not represent the communities of interest.

This is not a fair map. Do not choose this one.

Do not select this map. This is not a fair map but one of partisan leanings.

The map is the antithesis of democratic representation. Reject this.

Please reject this map for making it likely Republicans win most seats even when Democrats get most votes. It is antidemocratic.

Horrible map! You have western Oakland county communities like Commerce Twp that are closely tied to Walled Lake, West Bloomfield (Lakes area) in with the thumb! Do not vote for this map!

dunhamlake.com Dunham Lake community dates back to the mid 1940s' The lake is split down the middle and on some level this community of interest should be made whole. The area around the lake identifies with the Hartland and Milford communities. Birch V2 is a much better map than Apple V2 because Dunham Lake has nothing in common with the Michigan thumb a rural farming area. The Dunham Lake community of interest should be entirely included in district 9 (Lansing) OR district 11 (Novi, Farmington, Bloomfield) as drawn on Birch V2.

This map seems very partisan.

Birch and Chestnut are more fair than Apple.

Please do not adopt this map.

I dislike this map. We need to keep Jackson and Washtenaw Counties separate as they are different in many ways including income, professions, etc.

I prefer Birch

No. This one doesn't make sense for my community.

District 4 as shown is a joke right? This is a terrible attempt at un-gerrymandering the state.

This map doesn't appear fair or reflective of desired communities of interest

Too biased, the seats awarded would not be consistent with statewide votes.

I dislike this map. I feel that this plan does not follow the constitutional requirement to be based on a Communities of Interest criteria and is gerrymandered based on partisan considerations in violation of the constitutional requirements and should be rejected.

I dislike this map. I encourage you to keep Jackson and Washtenaw counties separate as they are very different in needs and interests.

I do not like the Apple V2 congressional map. It combines 3 low density Townships in the eastern portion of Jackson County with Washtenaw County. These 3 Jackson County Townships are very rural communities with almost no city services (water, sewer, broadband, public transportation, etc). Ann Arbor and large portions of Washtenaw County have all of these things. If this map were to be used, these Townships would not have a voice in Congress. Please don't adopt this map. The Chestnut map is much better. Thank you.

four partial counties

This cuts Troy in half and we lose a connection with towns adjacent to Troy.

This map is awful. Not quite as bad as Lange, but still pretty horrible.

Commission was formed to free Michigan of unfair partisan bias, this map is unacceptable.

This map is terrible. Kent County is split up and combined with communities of interest across Mid-Michigan? Perfect example of gerrymandering.

Republicans win even when Democrats get the most votes. Even republicans don't want this.

I do not like the Apple V2 congressional map because it does not keep Jackson County whole.

Not the best district boundaries for fairness

Whatever happened to keeping the districts as square as possible? Isn't that supposed to be a main goal when redistricting occurs? Why is it assumed that people have the same interests/opinions just because they are the same race or ethnicity? That's an offensive assumption. This map is a terrible mess.

Muskegon is diverse and urban, it doesn't belong in this district.

I am opposed to this map as a resident of Saugatuck

This map dilutes Latinos is Muskegon

This map dilutes Latinos in Muskegon

North and south Ottawa county have very little in common and it would make more sense for it to be split. The northern half is more connected to Grand Rapids because of I96.

Muskegon is a very diverse area and should be in a diverse district. Thank you.

Black and Hispanic communities are opposed to this map.

This is a bad map that disenfranchises our African American families in the Muskegon area. We have are distinct from other lakeshore cities which are mostly White. It makes much more sense to keep us connected to other African Americans in the Grand Rapids area like in Chestnut.

Do not adopt this map. The party that wins the greatest proportion of the votes in this map is likely to have a minority of seats during close general elections. That is not consistent with the spirit of representative democracy where the government is meant to carry out the will of the most people.

I do not like the Apple V2 congressional map because it does not keep Jackson County whole. It combines the eastern portion of Jackson County, including Waterloo Township, with Washtenaw county. Waterloo Township is a very rural community with no city water, no city sewer, no broadband, and no public transportation. Ann Arbor has all of these things. If this map were to be used, Waterloo Township would not have a voice in Congress. Please do not adopt this map. The Chestnut map is much better.

This map appears undesirable in that is does not generate seats proportional to voting

I have lived in the Grand Rapids area for over 30 years and have been very active in community activities across the region. I have also been extensively involved in working with clients in the Kalamazoo area for much of that time and so have a pretty good understanding of the two distinct communities. Based on that I find it to be completely irrational to suggest these two communities are "communities of common interest" - anymore than Detroit and Traverse City are communities of common interest. Their economies are driven by different dynamics, they do not engage in common regional responses to workforce development, behavioral health, law enforcement, social dynamics, entertainment and cultural activities or frankly any significant dynamic of their respective communities. The only logic for this contorted district could be to assure a particular partisan result - that is by definition gerrymandering. This district not only separates the surrounding communities of Grand Rapids from the City of Grand Rapids with which they certainly do have extensive commonality of interests but it further will disenfranchise several communities most notably the residents of the City of Kalamazoo who will become an afterthought to the controlling population in Grand Rapids.

Obvious gerrymandering for partisan reasons.

this map has way too many county divisions and groups communities together in a way that does not best represent communities of interest.

Gerrymandering at its worse. This commission was supposed to be bi-partisan. The petition was Democrat backed. The commission is chaired by a Democrat and all the maps favor Democrat populations but this one is the worse.

I oppose the Apple plan. The Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo metropolitan areas are two different communities of interest and should not be combined in a congressional district. Grand Rapids has competing interests with Kalamazoo - both compete to attract businesses, airports compete for federal funding, etc. It does not make sense to create a long congressional district from the city of Grand Rapids to the City of Kalamazoo - two extremely different communities of interest. The Apple plan omits a large portion of the Kalamazoo metropolitan region and includes it in a separate congressional district - this does not make sense, and Kalamazoo should stay together a a community of interest. Also, inclusion of the northern suburbs of Grand Rapids in a congressional district drawn all the way to Midland County hurts constituents because a congressional district office would be very far away from many constituents.

Totally unacceptable as it unfairly lumps so many smaller communities in SE MI with big Democrat strongholds.

This map is very skewed toward a Republican advantage. We need maps that are politically equal. Please use the Skelela map.

The Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo metropolitan regions are two different communities of interest

There isn't much difference in these maps. Splitting the whole of Downriver will negatively impact our representation. Taylor and Allen Park have more in common with Wyandotte and Southgate than Detroit. Wyandotte and Southgate have more in common with Taylor and Allen Park than Ann Arbor. Downriver communities often work together and splitting our representation will not be fair.

I've already posted a comment on the Birch map that speaks to all the maps generally, so I'll be brief. This map, like others, appears quite gerrymandered. Competitive districts instead of safe blue or red districts, would hopefully bring better candidates, whether incumbent or challenger, This map, like others, is extremely disappointing. It has a clear GOP tilt.

Again, these proposed maps are almost identical. Completely unfair representation. Gerrymandering at it's finest.

This map is bizarre. It separates Shelby and Washington from Macomb. It also separates Washington from Romeo, and Bruce. Also the communities in the northwest end have little in common with the southeast end. It is a terrible map.

All maps clearly show how Democratic this process was intended to be. None of the maps give a chance to Republicans and this map is one of the worst. If you truly have an ounce of respect for bipartisanship, then you would pick the Birch map because at least it's closer to fair than this Apple map

This Map like the Birch map is clearly carving out the city of Midland from the surrounding communities of interest. If forced to choose something that seems wrong, this version is least repelling to me.

This map does not reflect the actual interest of Midland at all. My voice will be lost to Saginaw and Flint.

NO to this map. I looked only at Kent County. I think it is best to work geographically, ignoring political party and cultural heritage, keeping the district as geographically cohesive as possible.

This map gerrymanders Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids into a skinny district following US-131; these cities deserve individual representation; this map does not reflect the interests of surrounding areas

Nope, there are better choices. Both Birch and Chestnut are superior to Apple.

The Apple map has more partisan bias. It breaks up the Lansing region, while the others do not. Chestnut, Birch and Szetala are all better statewide and for the Lansing region. Apple makes it more likely that Republicans win more seats even in Democratic years.

Hemlock and Merril should remain in a district that includes a larger portion of Saginaw County and/or Midland County.

Please keep Clinton County whole

Troy should be included with communities in Oakland County as a clear community of interest. We share county government and some municipal services, and we need representation in Congress for the needs of the communities in Oakland county including Troy.

Troy, Michigan belongs in Oakland County, not Macomb County.

Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo often have competing interests and views when it comes to politics and what's best for Michigan and the nation. It does not make sense to put these two municipal areas in the same Congressional District other than a blatant attempt to force one seat into one particular political party.

The interests of Troy have little commonality with Macomb county especially grouped with areas adjacent to lake st Clair. Their common industry, and local economy interests align with the rest of Oakland County.

This map does not properly represent our community. Oakland County and Macomb County have too many variables to be represented in the same district. Troy should remain in Oakland County. This map is drawn WAY to far to the east part of metro detroit.

Troy should be drawn with other neighboring communities in Oakland County as a clear community of interest. Whether we are looking at recreation, commuting, shopping or entertainment, there is much more movement to and from Troy and other communities within Oakland County to our south and west. We share county government and some municipal services, and we need representation in Congress that will understand and be responsive to the needs of this whole, larger community.

This map is not the best since Downriver Michigan is only in three districts. The Apple v2 and Birch v2 separate southern Dearborn Heights and Romulus from the northern downriver district. I recommend Romulus and southern Dearborn Heights to be in district 13. The Downriver cities are Allen Park, Brownstown, southern Dearborn Heights (south of Dartmouth street), Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Huron, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven, and Wyandotte. Some people think that Dearborn Heights is Downriver Michigan, and some don't. Dearborn Heights is only 30 percent downriver since southern Dearborn Heights are only 30 percent. Southern Dearborn Heights is just south of Dearborn, north of Monroe county, west of Detroit river, and northeast of the metro airport, which meets all four commands for the Downriver Michigan area. This map indicates that Downriver, Michigan is in three districts. District 6 is all southern downriver cities (Brownstown, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Huron, Riverview, Rockwood, Trenton, and Woodhaven) and two northern downriver cities (Southgate and Wyandotte). District 13 includes Allen Park, Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge. And district 12 is a western Wayne county district, where 1.3 downriver cities in district 12 (southern Dearborn Heights and Romulus).

Madison Heights, the sliver of Royal Oak and the other Oakland cities should be part of an Oakland county district not the bump that has been created here. Please move us in a different direction

This map is terrible! It is not quite as bad as Lange, but still horrible. The party with the least votes would get the most seats. Does NOT achieve partisan fairness.

This splits the community of Romeo, Washington, Bruce & Ray are similar communities should be kept together. Washington has more in common with the thumb than Highland or white lake?

I thought this was suppose to stop gerrymandering. This obviously doesnt....the stagnant Michigan population is from SE michigan(dem area) yet you have gerrymandered 8 dem districts out of this map whne they should be losing one from their current 7

Troy needs to be with Oakland County neighbors.

My apologizes for repeating this comment as I had my district numbers incorrect. The 2nd and 4th District Maps are horrible. Especially the 4th District Map. To carve out Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo into its own district is gerrymandering at its best. These two communities do not share the same values. This map needs to be rejected!

My apologizes for repeating this comment as I had my district numbers incorrect. The 2nd and 4th District Maps are horrible. Especially the 4th District Map. To carve out Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo into its own district is gerrymandering at its best. These two communities do not share the same values. This map needs to be rejected!

The 2nd and 3rd District Maps are horrible. Especially the 4rd District Map. To carve out Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo into its own district is gerrymandering at its best. These two communities do not share the same values. This map needs to be rejected!

The 2nd and 3rd District Maps are horrible. Especially the 3rd District Map. To carve out Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo into its own district is gerrymandering at its best. These two communities do not share the same values. This map needs to be rejected!

All of the maps have a partisan bias favoring Republicans, but this is the worst! It is also bad in how it splits up the Lansing region. Please approve Chestnut or Birch, which are much fairer.

This map is less fair than Chestnut or Birch. This map makes it likely that Republicans will win the most seats even if Democrats get the most vote. Please do not vote for this map.

This is an unfair map with serious Republican bias. It breaks up communities of interest; this map should be voted down.

This map is awful. The only good thing I can say about this is that its not as bad as Lange. No partisan fairness at all. HORRIBLE!

This map is absolutely horrible. These map has no partisan fairness.

This map is horrible. This map makes it likely the party with the least votes wins the most seats. This is not fair.

This map does not keep Jackson County whole. Rather it splits off the rural eastern portion of the county and joins it with Washtenaw county, specifically Ann Arbor. You could not pick two dissimilar areas to put together. It would definitely leave these people without a voice.

Troy should be joined with other Oakland County communities to the west and south with which it shares critical economic, educational and recreational interests. Lumping Troy with Macomb County communities to the east negates a reasonable opportunity for Troy voters to be fairly represented.

This is an unfair map with serious Republican bias. It breaks up communities of interest; this map should be voted down.

This c.d. Map is a much more partisan Republican map and does not keep the Clinton-Eaton-Ingham area away community of interest . There are several fairer alternatives available .

I do not support the Apple map. It is a gerrymandered district that breaks apart communities of interest.

Strongly dislike this map. I don't like the way it divides the Capitol Region. Has a more Republican bias than Chestnut or Birch.

I do not support this map as it splits Clinton county, and we are one unified region.

This map is problematic in several ways. Statewide, it includes much more partisan bias than other maps. Adopting this map would be an endorsement of partisan gerrymandering, rather than a remedy for it. Also, it misses the boat on other constitutional criteria, such as compactness. This map splits the Ingham/Eaton/Clinton community of interest, but there is not reason to do so except to create partisan bias. Chestnut and Birch are better choices for the commission.

This map breaks up the Capitol Region and is less logically arranged than Chestnut or Pine v2. We want Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston together. This map goes too far west.

This map is not a fair map at all. This map is totally splitting the grater Lansing area and so unfair. The Chestnut & Birch are much fairer.

This map is not drawn fairly and clearly favors one political party over the other. I worked hard for this ICRC process so that we would have fair maps. This map is not fair.

I think chopping up Jackson County is wrong, Adding us to Washtenaw County is too far, over 30 miles. These communities are no alike in population so please leave our community alone. There is no reason to combine these areas.

This map still does not reflect the distinctly different community of interest divisions east and west of the Oakland / Macomb County line. East is far more industrial, blue collar, and all about individual freedoms while West is more service and professional services, white collar, and more leaning toward cooperative for the greater good. One representative for this district would need to have a split-personality.

This map is a gerrymandered mess. As much as the 2 major cities in SW Michigan have common ground this map totally ignores the outlier areas that connect to these 2 separate cities as their lifeline to the activities that they value in their lives. This map is also a gerrymandered mess.

A very bad proposal/idea. Surely suggested based upon political goals - not for the benefit of the people - for political gain. When, will they learn … when??

Do not split off the eastside communities of Jackson County. My COI includes family and activities in those areas.

Not a good choice, since it does not create as many competitive districts as Chestnut. Chestnut is much better choice.

Adding Warren, part of Royal Oak and Ferndale to Detroit and the Grosse Pointes doesn't make sense. Why would you cut across two other counties to pool together? Definitely not in the best interest of any of those communities.

The Apple V2 map divides counties that should be kept whole. It instead combines the eastern parts of Jackson County with Washtenaw County. The Chestnut congressional map is a far better option since it is less disruptive of county lines. I implore you, please do not adopt this map.

This district includes populations with dissimilar needs.

The district should include more waterfront properties.

This district combines too many disparate populations.

This district does not protect minorities or communities of interest.

This district is too vast to protect communities of interest.

This map divides our county in two and pairs us with a community that does not share our interests. We have small colleges and Ann Arbor area has big Universities. Please keep Jackson County whole.

We need to keep the lakeshore more together. We are too different from our inland neighbors.

I dislike this map. It does keep Jackson county whole and needlessly divides it.

This is a poor choice. Unnecessarily partisan.

Not a good choice, unnecessarily partisan.

This map groups disparate communities and is inappropriately partisan.

Midland should be together with Midland County.

I oppose the Apple v2 map because it doesn't take in account partisan fairness in it's current form. Please reject this map!

Pairing the diversity and business-orientation of Troy with such enclaves as St. Clair Shores seems to be very suspect, creating a District 10 that favors one party over the other. Communities with like family values and city infrastructures are better to administrate in Congress, having similar needs and expectations from government. That should be the primary premise. Not political considerations.

Defies logic. If anything, the district 5 line should be moved east to capture the west part of Washtenaw.

This map is not balanced and unfairly represents urban areas

I do not like the Apple V2 Congressional map because it does not keep Jackson County whole. It combines the eastern portion of Jackson County, including Waterloo Township, with Washtenaw County. Waterloo Township is a VERY rural community with no city water/sewer services, no broadband and no public transportation. Ann Arbor has all of these things. If this map was used, Waterloo Township would not have a voice in Congress. Please do NOT adopt this map. The CHESTNUT map better represents my community of interest. Thank you.

This proposed map unnecessarily divides up the eastern side of Jackson County splitting up our current Community of Interest.

The Apple V2 congressional map does not keep the counties whole. It instead combines the eastern portion of Jackson County with Washtenaw County. The alternate Chestnut congressional map keeps the counties more whole and as such is the best option. Please do not adopt this map. Thank you.

I do not like the Apple V2 congressional map. It does not keep counties whole. It combines the eastern portion of Jackson County, including Waterloo Township, with Washtenaw county. Chestnut is a much fairer map.Please do not adopt this map. Thank you.

This a very undesirable map for the city of Troy and the Oakland County cities that are also included in it. It pushes way too far east and north. It's even worse than Birch v2. Troy should not be divided across counties and it should be included with its Oakland County COIs to the west and south.

This map is not good for farming areas.

This map removes our valued Waterloo and Grass Lake communites.

City folks don't understand the issues and needs of farming communities. This map lumps urban and rural areas together and this will leave farmers without a voice because there is such a lack of ties to agriculture today. Please keep Jackson County together in one district. I am a senior citizen and I rely on services in my community of Jackson. Thank you.

This map splits up Jackson County and does not solve the issue of gerrymandering. Districts are not being shifted based on the communities of interest that each area serves.

This map is less fair than other choices (Chestnut, Birch and Szetela)

Once again this map is not in keeping with keeping our county intact. I can appreciate the inclusion of Lenawee County however pushing our Waterloo and Grass Lake school districts into Washtenaw is a disservice to our youth.

This is a bad plan for Muskegon and Muskegon Heights because it would give voters of color here little opportunity to influence the outcome by placing us in a district that is less than 20% people of color. Chestnut is a better plan that would not disenfranchise us.

I do not like this map at all because of the way it splits up parts of Washtenaw county. It also does not reflect partisan fairness, which is one of the most important elements of creating better maps that represent the people and needs of our state.

I do not like the Apple V2 congressional map because it does not keep Jackson County whole. It combines the eastern portion of Jackson County, including Waterloo Township, with Washtenaw county. Waterloo Township is a very rural community with no city water, no city sewer, no broadband, and no public transportation. Ann Arbor has all of these things. If this map were to be used, Waterloo Township would not have a voice in Congress. Please don't adopt this map. The Chestnut map is much better. Thank you.

The idea that Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo should share representation is problematic especially when this narrow corridor excludes both cities from their surrounding areas so radically.

The greater Grand Rapids area is its own unique community. Kalamazoo is also a wonderful city. But they are distinct from each other. Partitioning Grand Rapids so narrowly apart from its surrounding areas severs its future representation from the continuity of its past. Combining it with Kalamazoo diminishes the uniqueness of each distinct community.

Troy should be with Oakland County Cities.

Western Washtenaw and Eastern Jackson county should not be lumped in with Ann Arbor and eastern Washtenaw county. These are communities of interest that do not support the policies of eastern Washtenaw county and belong in district 5 or 7.

Grand Rapids, MI and Kalamazoo MI each need their own representatve.

Given the boundaries of District 4, I worry that this map will not only entrench the polarization between urban and rural regions in Michigan, but will further exacerbate it.

Another gerrymander to try and tie together disparate urban areas for no apparent reason other than partisan advantage.

This map seems to only allow Democratic candidates to win. It is not a far representation of the district.

Salem Township should be associated with Lyon Twp and South Lyon, as opposed to Ann Arbor, Plymouth and Northville. The majority of Salem Twp is South Lyon Schools. Most residents of the township would consider themselves part of the South Lyon area (especially since most have a South Lyon address). They go to South Lyon/Lyon Township for shopping, dining, church, etc.

It is noteworthy that most all the comments are dislike this map from Midland and around us and no like comments even from the metro areas around us. Please take note that this is definite sign that this map does not work for our district.

District 11 seems to be drawn to follow party leanings more than anything else in this map. It's still an improvement over the last decade though.

This map is horrible, my community of the west side of Detroit is mapped with Romulus. This map should not be adopted and should not even be consider given partisan fairness.

Why is Lyndon Township left out?? Lyndon's COI definitely lies within this proposed district. It is a member of the Chelsea Area Fire Authority, Chelsea Area Construction Agency, Chelsea District Library, WAVE, Chelsea Area Planning Team, Sylvan Township Water Sewer Authority and many other regional organizations. This is absurd.

Though the proposal seemingly makes other districts in the state more competitive, it does so by throwing Muskegon into a R+18 district. This is no improvement over the old, badly gerrymandered District 2!

Why did you chop off part of Jackson County and place it with Washtenaw County? Leave Jackson County whole. This is so ridiculous. Jackson County has NOTHING in common with (Ann Arbor). We are rural and they are urban. PUT Jackson County back as it should be, one county. Most of what I see here definitely does not show any equity for any voting party. Gerrymandering at it's worst, loud and proud!. Another shot at a no confidence vote for all involved. Definitely leaning towards the Democrats and definitely making sure that Jackson will never have a chance of getting anyone elected to represent our communities. Community Voices Suppressed with this current map set up. FIX it PLEASE. Get rid of the divide in Jackson County.

I do not support the Apple Map; Apple makes no sense. I support the Birch Map for Grand Rapids/Kent County. Chestnut combines urban areas at the expense of outlying connected suburban and rural areas; Kent County is its own Community of Interest.

I think this district should be more compact and respect municipal boundaries more.

This is horrific. We have nothing in common with Wayne County. Why are you forcing us into Rashida Tlaib's district. I am listing my house next April if this passes

Why would a person from Hudsonville, MI place their like pin on Pittsfield township, unless they were trying to dishonestly sway the commissioner who is only making the most casual of observations into believing that people in district six like Lyndon township removed from the Chelsea community in our district. We do not. Dean’s love of the apple map is better documented in Ottawa county where he/she resides unless said individual wants to comment specifically on district six. Is this the new partisan, Astro-turf cheat on public feedback the commission considers?

The map makes no sense for Lyndon Township. Please keep Lyndon township with the rest of Washtenaw County and keep it from being split down the middle. We prefer the Chestnut map

Hemlock should be part of the Saginaw district. We have very little connections to the communities in the district shown on this map. For going to work or shopping people in Hemlock lots of people consistently go towards Saginaw. For us to be not part of the Saginaw community doesn't make sense.

Please keep Midland County with counties that share similar issues (Sanford, Gladwin, Beaverton).

All three of the Congressional Maps have Ann Arbor and Downriver combined in the same district. As a Downriver resident, i would perfer to be combined with Monroe County and maybe Lenawee county if required for population count.

District 6 is very poorly drawn and seems to be only an afterthought made up of "what was left over," not taking any communities of interest into account. From Grosse Isle in the Detroit River in Wayne County, to Jackson County 66 miles away in the west, these communities have nothing in common. Please do better.

I live in the city of Midland. Over half of OUR community voices have been completely dismissed. Please give the City of Midland a congressional district that puts Midland County back together and in a separate district than Flint. You have provided alternative maps in areas where you have received multiple competing comments. You have not done this for Midland. This commission has shown partisan bias by putting forth maps that local Democrats have asked for. Midland and Flint are vastly different communities. Midland's population is 40,000, Flint's is nearly 100,000. Midland is focused on dam repair and flood damage repair to homes, businesses, and infrastructure, Flint is on its water crisis. We have competing airports, MBS vs. Flint Bishop. We have different health care delivery systems, MidMichigan vs Hurley Medical, and/or McLaren Health. My husband and I both worked at MidMichigan Health. He worked there for over 43 years and saw how MidMichigan grew, serving patients in both Midland, Gladwin, and Gratiot counties with hospitals in those areas. - MidMichigan Health was the FIRST healthcare system approached by the prestigious University of Michigan to be affiliated with. I worked there for over 43 years. A large reason was that we have multiple hospitals in Clare, Gladwin, Alma -Gratiot County, which have worked together serving patients for decades. They saw the large area we serve with with commonality of practice. As healthcare is one of the top concerns of people in all the states, this is a huge community of interest. We don’t refer and/or send patients to the Flint hospitals. There are statements out there that state that our hospitals are something we have in common. We do have hospitals, but the communities they serve are totally different and we do not “work together” in any collaboratively effort that links us together as a community of interest. Different Industry - Chemical vs Auto and you talk about highway corridors, Midland is on US10 and Flint is part of the I75 corridor. The City of Midland should not be in a district with Flint. I ask you to not split up cities/counties and to provide a tweak to one of your 3 Congressional maps to keep the City of Midland and Midland County in a separate district from Flint.

The City of Midland and Flint should not be in the same Congressional district. None of your maps provide an option that addresses this. Your maps simply cater to Democrat demands. Independents and Republicans live in these areas too and deserve to be heard in this process. Stop ignoring us. A city of 40,000 has vastly different needs than a city of 100,000. Please change one of your 3 congressional maps to separate Midland from Flint. Over half of our community voices have been completely dismissed – please give Midland a congressional district that puts Midland back together and in a separate district from Flint. Our communities are vastly different. Why is there no alternative map that provides this option for the public’s consideration?

The apple map is badly gerrymandered- GR with Kalamazoo? Of the three maps, the birch map is best of the ugly pigs.

District 9 is extremely problematic for the portion of western Oakland County that gets sliced in with areas that have very little in common. Milford being split in two places it almost exclusively as an outlier. It has little in common with the Macomb County portion of rural areas. It has almost nothing in common with the St. Clair County portion and it absolutely as no relationship at all with the thumb region. Its a very odd alignment that appears more designed to keep partisanship high in one district while mellowing it a touch than it does providing this area with any sort of representation at all.

Agreeing with Thomas Mikulski - Troy and Rochester do not make sense to lump through Macomb County all the way to St. Clair Shores and Eastpointe, as well as up to Romeo. Troy has a large diverse population whose voices will be drowned out with this configuration. This is not a fair map for these voters.

District 9 is ridiculous. It is nothing more than packing a district with Republican votes. The various communities shoved into this district have little in common and would not have adequate representation for A DECADE under this map. Stop with the political gerrymandering and do your job!

It seems that race is the guiding factor in all this. That some favor dividing Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo from their respective counties and surrounding communities to form a larger minority voting block is unconscionable and gerrymandering at its worse. This process should have been color blind. This was supposed to be an "non- partisan" committee, but it seems the Democrat agenda is dominating. Since the ballot proposal that formed this committee was democrat backed and now chaired by a Democrat it's no wonder.

Midland city needs to stay with Midland county. These 2 areas work hand in hand with the issues of the area. We endured a national disaster a little over a year ago. This community has pulled together to rebuild thousands of home and business !! This realigning map would impede our continuing effort to rebuild.

This map makes absolutely not sense for Midland City and Midland county we are a bound community. The city, county, townships and local governments all work together in our community. Don't take that away from us!!

This is horrible, Rockford belongs with Grand Rapids. We have no relationships with the rural areas in this map. 80% of our residents work in the City of Grand Rapids. Keep Rockford with Grand Rapids

This one again is gerrymandering. Please stop and consider the population requirements for redistricting. This suggestion far exceeds that requirement and therefore only leaves one deduction, you are gerrymandering. We voted for the people by the people and I am very disappointed, except for Commissioners Clark, Lange and Wagner who seem to be contemplating why the people chose citizens to accomplish this process. The families in the City of Midland and the County of Midland have more shared concerns with education, employment, law enforcement, social welfare... than they do with the people in nearby cities. Keep Midland County together, please.

Naked gerrymandering at it worst. This bipolar district connects two far away urban centers across a wide rural area is an obvious attempt to built a "safe" Democrat district, communities of interest be darned. Please reject this partisan power grab and APPROVE BIRCH map instead.

Each of these proposed maps chestnut, birch, apple separates an L shaped bite from my own Community of Interest, which is Western Wayne county and removes my own suburban city of 100,000 from that COI and into an urban district, with urban needs.

The democrat party hacks are coming out of their holes to support the apple map. Obviously they are being given marching orders with the repeating statements of 31% nonwhites. These hacks have no idea what the population situation is in GR and Kazoo. Well, districts aren't created by skin color. They are created based on geography and municipal boundaries. People that focus everything on skin color are racist at heart. These hacks were opposed to Grand Rapids and Battle Creek being in the same district, which I agree, but are thrilled that Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo are in the same district? Cheat to win by any means necessary. The Soviet Model.

What is the point of separating the City of Midland from the rest of the county? Midland, Midland County and Gladwin County have strong ties and many, many common interests. I thought this new approach to redistricting was a move to reduce gerrymandering. Apparently it isn’t working.

Midland and Gladwin must stay together in any version of mapping. The City of Midland is vastly different than Flint for a variety of reasons the main one being the watershed that Midland is a part of.

This is the first citizen redistricting commission and it was hoped that you would set an important precedent of keeping similar communities together so that Michigan could have fair representation. Sadly, you have consistently ignored communities of interest data and have focused on gerrymandering districts for partisan reasons. Arenac and Bay counties could not be better examples of different communities who are strongly connected. They constitute a strong community of interest. But you consistently have kept us separate so that you can try to carve out Republican areas such as Midland and stretch them down to Flint in order to ensure a Democrat keeps his seat. You are failing the purpose of what this commission was supposed to be.

Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo are not communities of interests.

As a resident of Kent County I'm very disappointed that the commission has chosen to carve Grand Rapids out of the rest of the county. The issues facing Kent County and Grand Rapids are the same and inextricably linked. Any map that separates the state's second largest city from the communities immediately surrounding it is unacceptable.

I really dislike the manner in which District 10 is drawn - it separates Troy and Rochester Hills from communities with which they have stronger economic and cultural ties, especially among the Asian and Indian communities. Troy should certainly be grouped with cities like Birmingham, Royal Oak, Clawson, etc. - I think there's a solid case that Rochester Hills should, as well. Steer clear of this map ...

This map again looks like the very definition of gerrymandering. Carving out the City of Midland from the rest of Midland County to combine it with Flint makes absolutely no sense and is simply catering to Democrats. The City of Midland should not be in the same Congressional district as Flint. As someone who has lived and worked in both communities, these are two completely different communities with different interests. Separating Midland from the rest of the County divides the voice of the people across two separate districts when it comes to recovery from the flood. Midland County should be kept together.

Please, Commissioners: The City of Midland and Flint should not be in the same Congressional district. Anyone who lives in this area can tell you, these communities share little in common and deserve separate representation! My parents-in-law live in Genesee County and we drive almost an hour to visit them. It's a completely different community. Not one of your maps provide an option that addresses this! Your maps simply cater to Democrat demands. Independents and Republicans live in these areas too and deserve to be heard in this process. Please, we are begging you - stop ignoring us. A city of 40,000 has vastly different needs than a city of 100,000. This Apple Map is particularly bad in the way it carves out Midland in a clearly gerrymandering way and separates it from the rest of the county and Sanford and Gladwin. I personally voted for this MIRC commission a few years ago and you are making me regret my decision. Please listen to the voices of Independents and Republicans who want fair representation!

This map continues to dismiss the comments from Midland community members that verify our Community of Interest is more aligned with Gladwin. Even the Federal Government just awarded $54mm to the "Midland, Gladwin Region" for flood mitigation and recovery. We are one region and need our voices heard. The consistent rhetoric from political activists trying to gerrymander our county needs to be dismissed. Keep Midland and Gladwin whole.

Over half of our community voices have been completely dismissed – please give Midland a congressional district that puts Midland back together and in a separate district from Flint. Our communities are vastly different. Why is there no alternative map that provides this option for the public’s consideration? Read this Detroit News article to see a great example of how unified voices and representation helps our community: ‘Feds award Midland, Gladwin region $54M to aid in flood recovery, mitigation’. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/11/01/midland-gladwin-region-awarded-54-m-aid-flood-recovery-mitigation/6231480001/. After you read it, then tell me that Midland and Gladwin are not a Community of Interest!

Leave the city of Midland with Midland county and our watershed partners of Gladwin and Isabella Counties! This is gerrymandering by cherry picking just the city of Midland!

District 4 violates municipal and county boundaries. Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo don't belong in the same district. I have never heard people in Grand Rapids wish they could be in a district with Kalamazoo. The only people supporting this district configuration are democrat party hacks. The counties of Kent, Allegan, and Kalamazoo are being sliced up to create a guarantee seat for a democrat representative. This is called gerrymandering.

I do not understand why the district lines for district 9 include this particular area, I live in this neighborhood and it is zoned into Rochester Community schools, yet the majority of my classmates are going to be zoned into district 10 while I am zoned into the thumb with rural people I have nothing in common with. What sense does it make that the neighborhood across the street from me will be zoned into a different district than I am in despite there being no differences between the people in my neighborhood and theirs? I am asking that this neighborhood be zoned into district 10 or 11 since I have much more in common with the constituents in those districts than district 9 which includes a vast majority of people that I have nothing in common with.

As others have said, Troy & Rochester really shouldn't be with District 10. Leave them with Farmington Hills, Royal Oak, Bloomfield, where their interests are much more aligned. Instead, include more of Macomb Township with District 10 as well as communities to the east, particularly along the Hall Road business corridor. Shelby, Utica, Macomb, Clinton Township, Sterling Heights... these all belong together. Thank you!

This district does not protect COIs. Having GR linked up with Kalamazoo while completely ignoring the metro areas that have more in common with each respective city is nonsensical.

Ok we're going in the wrong direction expanding this Lyndon Township/Washtenaw Co cut out. Please remove it altogether and keep the county boundary intact. This divides the Chelsea community and is unnecessary.

Birch V2 is better for this area. Troy/Rochester moving by themselves to mainly Macomb cities does not make sense, especially as you head farther north. Troy has more interests aligned with Royal Oak/Ferndale and Birmingham.

Rochester in a district with Eastpointe and Waterford in a district with Royal Oak & Ferndale? Does anyone there even consider that someone has to represent the very diverse interests and concerns of these areas? These maps are absurd.