We, the democrats control the Independent Redistricting Commision, suckers. We gerrymandered this map badly so we, the democrats, will win by creating districts with a large majority republicans by packing them together in a district and creating districts with a narrow democrat majority. We violated municipal and county boundaries to do this deed. Thanks Mr. Eid and Ms. Szeztela, both "independents" who are democrats and we have more democrats posed as republicans on the commission also. We win suckers enjoy our "cruel" rule.

This is the most fair of the Senate maps.

While my district is strange in the parts outside of Livingston County (splitting three counties), at least we're kept together so I'll take it.

This appears to be the most fairly drawn Senate Map

As a lifelong resident of Ottawa County, this map is the only one of the three that makes sense given the culture and history of our community.

The suggestion that homogeneous districts are preferable to diverse districts with a mix of urban and rural folks are what is polarizing michigan and the united states. If we want to become a collection of city states and hamlets similar to medieval europe then we have abandoned the founding principals of the united states and our desire to live as a unified people. I hope that this map can help create legislators that are more centrist and can appeal to both rural and urban concerns. Thank you for your efforts to salvage the American experiment in democratic governance!

It is definitely a step in the right direction. I'm sure certain partied wont like it but tough.

Please try to reduce the partisan bias further. Overall, this is a good map.

I like the Linden map because it puts the City of Midland in the same district as Bay City and Saginaw. These Tri-Cities share much. To have a State Senator paying attention to the needs of these medium-sized cities is a good thing, rather than dilute attention with the needs of rural areas. The Linden map rightly puts the more rural areas of western Midland County in the more rural district to the west. The statements to simply "keep Midland County whole" are just not persuasive.

I wish to bring to your attention, the extraordinary history of the Michigan State Senate over the last 39 years. That body has been under uninterrupted Republican control since February of 1984 and is expected to remain so until at least January of 2023. The last Democratically-controlled Senate was elected in 1982, the year Gov. Blanchard was first elected. The margin was 20D-18R. A year later, Dem Senators Phil Mastin and David Serotkin were recalled and Republicans were elected to replace them in Feb. 1984, shifting the margin to 20R-18D. Republicans have controlled the Senate ever since. February 1984 to January 2023! This is a 39 year period. During those same years, Michigan has had Governors 20 years R to 19D. and the State House has gone 22R-15D-2years tied. Through the massive ebbs and flows of partisan politics over the last 4 decades, the State Senate has been under unbroken Republican control. Since February of 1984. I remember that month well. The Tigers were headed to Lakeland for Spring Training. They had taken second place in the AL East the previous year and Sparky felt they had a good shot at the playoffs in 1984. Sort of like the way A.J. is thinking ahead this year. Seriously, the old model of gerrymandering produced a grotesque misfire in the State Senate for 4 decades. We must have a map that is not just "less unfair." We must take care to make it literally fair between the parties, with de minimus discrepencies in either direction. Criteria (13)(d) states that "districts shall not provide a dis-proportionate advantage to any political party." I urge you to use the Linden Plan, not because it is perfect, but because it can be readily altered to reach a de minimis level of discrepancy.

This map approaches partisan fairness. Cherry might be almost as good, but this one has more even population between districts. It is probably the best of the Senate maps. Thank you for unpacking Democrats in Ingham and Washtenaw Counties. This could still be improved. Even though this map delivers two competitive districts and a small Democrat lean in the overall vote, I wish you would unpack and shift it slightly more in proportion to the historic trends in party voting statewide. This would give us the Senate the voters deserve. Since the MI House maps are so BAD, and you really need to delay to improve them, take the interval to make the Senate maps better than they are.

Linden is the best choice for the Michigan State Senate maps. It is the least partisan. I urge you to approve Linden!

Linden is my choice to maximize fairness for the Kalamazoo area. I live in Parchment, and we have been brutally gerrymandered for the past two decades. Please consider this option.

The Linden and Cherry maps best reflect the constitutional criteria.

This seems like the best option for partisan fairness.

I support the Linden map as the most fair of the three senate district choices from a partisan view, and I strongly oppose the Palm map. I’ve studied the Linden map and I’m a little disappointed that Wexford and the City of Cadillac are grouped into district 36 with the vast rural area to the east. As a COI, I suppose it makes sense. But I’d like to know what the recent Republican representation has really done for this disadvantaged area.

best for partisan fairness and keeps lake Michigan communities together

This is one of the best maps for partisan fairness.

Although it is unfortunate that the west side of Jackson County is not included in this district, I like that the district includes areas to the east of Jackson County. I think this will benefit the progress that both larger cities and smaller villages are working to achieve in terms of business development, culture and promoting a high quality of life. Regardless of the party of the representative who is elected, they will be challenged to respect a diverse group of interests.

This map is the most fair. It still has partisan bias, but it comes close to having the same number of voters in every district.

This map is the most far of those proposed and best achieves the will of Michigan voters to have fair and competitive voting districts.

This map is the most far of those proposed and best achieves the will of Michigan voters to have fair and competitive voting districts.

there is no inherent value in keeping Midland together. Many muncipalities are divided in all the various maps. Linden is the best of all the senate maps. Please adopt Linden.

This is the absolute best of the Senate maps. This comes the closest to partisan fairness and does the best job keeping all the districts with the same number of voters.

This makes more sense than the present arrangement. At least we are aligned with others along the Ohio line.

This appears to be the fairest distribution

I support this map for Novi and surrounding communities.

best of the michigan senate maps.

Hickory is my preference ,but Linden does promote a fair representation of voters. Please do not select Palm. Thank you for your service to Michigan voters.

This map best represents the people living along the Western Michigan shoreline.

As someone who lives near but not in Ann Arbor, I support this map because it doesn't pack Democrats into a highly partisan district. It locates Scio Township with many other similar townships that are partly rural and partly suburban. I realize this map splits Ann Arbor and includes Jackson, which is ok by me, because that way more districts are competitive.

This map best reflects communities of interest and reduces partisan bias.

This map best reduces partisan bias.

I like this map. It reflects partisan fairness and is the most competitive. That competitiveness means that the politicians will need to listen to the voters.

I like the Linden map.

Linden and Cherry appear to balance SW Michigan COI well.

This looks like the best of the lot.

This map is superior to the less fair and more partisan maps

The Linden Senate map well represents communities of interest and has good partisan fairness. Please vote to adopt this map, rather than the Palm map, which is the worst of all Senate map choices, in my opinion.

Avoids packing all Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti voters into one overwhelmingly Democratic district.

This map has better partisan fairness than others. The Constitution requires that partisan fairness be prioritized.

Regarding Senate Map Linden, I support this map because it puts the Gerald R Ford Airpost with Metro Grand Rapids which is very appropriate.

seems to be most fair senate map

I This map does not represent Jackson as its own entity. Keep out of Ann Arbor.

This is better but still Allen Park should be part of Downriver.

I support the Linden Senate map as it combines the Tri-Cities of Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw and their common economic interests. It should also result in more competitive elections and contribute to less partisanship in Lansing.

This is the most reasonable and balanced State Senate map. It has two competitive districts that allow equal advantage to both Republicans and Democrats. It helps assure that neither Party has an electorate population that will guarantee it remain in power election to election. It also includes 6 VRA districts.

This map gives the majority of votes to the majority of voters. It is the best map for the Michigan Senate.

I like the Linden Senate map for it has the lowest Republican bias of the three collaborative maps. it is the most fair, the most competitive; and that is what you are striving towards. So, please choose Linden for the Senate map. thank you!

I appreciate this map.

This appears to be the most fair Senate map that is nonpartisan and balanced. Please vote for this map.

I support this map both from a political fairness and a community of interest perspective.

A good map, that is fair to both parties, and leads to competitive general election races.

I think this map is the best of the MI Senate maps in terms of partisan fairness and communities of interest. The most fair of the maps.

Linden is a fair map for the MI Senate, with a majority of seats going to the majority of votes. Vote YES on Linden!

Washtenaw County has undergone many changes especially in the more rural areas as new housing has diversified the population. Linden unpacks Washtenaw and provides more fairness for the voting public of all parties.

This is one of the more fair maps. Palm is the least fair. Partisan fairness must be prioritized.

I support this as the best choice so far for the Senate.

This is the most fair senate map!

The Linden map seems to be the best in terms of partisan fairness.

This is the fairest map and should be supported.

This is the best House map that has been presented. It is nonpartisan and keeps Downriver, a community of interest, fairly intact.

Please vote in favor of the Linden map. This is fairly un partisan and will work for all.

A fair plan.

This is the best and fairest map. It would make my Senate district much fairer, and more representative of the communities placed in the district.

The fairest plan

We want a fair map.

Most fair map.

This is the fairest map. Please vote for this map.

Supporting a map simply because it is better than the current wretched one and the other proposed poor ones is really the epitome of a sad situation. I can only say as I've said before, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.....keep working.

This is a very good map. I like the way it looks for Washtenaw County.

This is the best map. It is the fairest and centers around population centers.

It's not perfect but it's much more balanced than some of the alternatives.

Please vote YES on this map. This is the fairest State Senate map. The whole purpose of the redistricting commission is to draw fair maps with equal representation, and the Linden map accomplishes this better than the other maps.

This map is fair, well balanced, so the elections are competitive and not decide only by primaries.

This one

This is by far the most fair map

This is the best of the 3 proposed State Senate maps

This one looks best for the state senate boundaries.

Please vote in favor of this map it is a fair one.

Please vote yes on this map. This is a fair map.

Linden is the fairest State Senate map. Please also consider including Oak Park in this map as it, Southfield and Detroit contain contiguous COI African-American communities which have strong ties.

Linden is a much improved MI Senate map from the current. It has a low max population deviation. The quality of the comments and analysis by a number of participants is encouraging. Please refer to John Erdevig's, which I agree with. Thank you working the issues in a diligent manner.

The fairest Senate map.

Waterloo Recreation Area serves a large population from Washtenaw, especially Ann Arbor. Jackson/Ann Arbor are much more connected than Brighton/Ann Arbor.

The Linden map is good in that it keeps Webster Twp. with its main COIs of Dexter, schools, and Washtenaw County services, whereas the other maps remove and isolate it from these COIs.

This is the most fair map of 15.

This is the best option

Acceptable, non of the Senate maps are great.

This map appears to be reasonably fair, and is better than the alternatives.

I support the Chestnut Congressional Map because I believe in fair (and free) elections, as provided in our Constitution. I want to be able to choose my representatives, not the other way around. I understand that the Chestnut map has the lowest lopsided margin at 4% in favor of Republicans. Though I would like to see the partisan fairness scores improved, if I have to choose between 3 imperfect maps I choose Chestnut. It has the best congressional district drawn for Midland because it keeps the Tri-Cities and Flint together, keeps the other counties whole, keeps most of Midland County in it as well, and makes it possible for either party to win. This is a good example of balancing partisan fairness, communities of interest, and keeping areas intact that have long associated with each other like the Tri-Cities and Mid-Michigan. Midland belongs with the Tri-Cities and Flint. Thank you for listening and giving the people of Mid-Michigan fair districts to ensure fair elections.

Most fair map

Good, fair map. Fair on partisan lean, good on communities of interest. As someone who lives right by the split in Ann Arbor, I appreciate that my vote will matter under this map.

I support the Linden State Senate Map. Three maps have drawn the Tri-Cities (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) district that I support, but Linden has the lowest lopsided margin. Even though the map still favors Republicans, if I am choosing between the 3 maps, Linden is the one that gives Michiganders the best chance to elect representatives that will represent them and not a political party. I want to be able to my own representative. I do not want politicians choosing who gets to vote for them. That is not a fair election. Thank you for listening and giving the people of Mid-Michigan fair districts to ensure fair elections.

Could be improved but this looks like the most balanced.

This map is ok, but could still use some changes to be more fair.

Seems to be the fairest map presented.

This seems like a map that could work for the Senate. The is the fairest right now, but could use some more work.

Fairly good map

Good map

Seems compact and keeps together communities that have worked well together in the past.

I like this map. Please vote yes on this map.

I approve of this map.

This appears to be the most fair Senate map. Please approve.

Seems most fair

This is best map for the senate. It seems fair in its representation of all viewpoints. It takes us in a much better direction than any other map.

I like this map.

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

This is the fairest State Senate map, although not fair enough. I would prefer to see you draw maps that are more fair, but this is the fairest of what you have.

Good map!

This seems to be the most fair Senate map.

Commissioners, thank you for all your hard work. Of all the state senate district maps, Linden while not perfect appears to best achieve partisan fairness and fair representation.

This is the best of the State Senate maps as far as Partisan fairness and compactness. This map does a good job of recognizing communities of interest.

Keeping Grand Rapids area split south and north will be good for the minority and underserved people that are primarily on the south side. They deserve representation. Having two districts in the area is justified by the large concentration of population. The north side has different issues, so two districts will work well with these districts as drawn. This is the fairest of the maps for Michigan overall in terms of seats compared to votes. Please select this map.

This map is a more fair representation of our districts

This map is the fairest map and has the least partisan bias.

Support this map

A well-thought out map - I can support this and believe it is a good option.

Thank you for drawing maps that unpack Democrats in Washtenaw County and Ingham County. I wish you would reduced the partisan bias further, but this map is the best.

Thank you for your hard work. This appears to be the map that is most fair. I collected signatures for Voters not Politicians. I want fair maps.

Tolerable

I support this map as it seems to represent and group like areas together, indicating people with similar needs and wishes for their representation.

Good

Fair

This is the most fair! Approve this to maintain democratic integrity!

Linden and Cherry both look good to me, at least in W. Michigan.

This is an accurate and fair map.

From my 30+ years of experience getting out the vote, canvassing, circulating petitions, this map seems most representative of the communities included. Please select this one.

This is a more rational map than the PALM map, paying more respect to population distribution and demographics.

This seems the most fair map for fairness for Novi voters with goal to eliminate partisanship gerrymandering, so our voices can be heard and votes can be counted.

This is the fairest Senate map so far. Please support this map so our votes count everywhere. Thanks!

This is the fairest of the collaborative maps. Please adopt it.

I'm in favor of this map. Thank you commissioners for the Linden state Senate map and for recognizing that the Tri Cities do make up a strong COI and because it has decent partisan fairness scores, voters will have a chance to elect a Senator who must work to get and stay elected.

This map approaches fairness.

This map appears to do a better job of addressing the concerns of detroit citizens and is a better map from a partisan fairness perspective.

This is probably the best of the Senate maps. I would go with this one.

This is the most fair of the Senate maps. Thank you for getting this partisan lean and the VRA considered.

This is a fair map.

very fair distribution

This is the most fair of the senate map options. Please adopt it.

The Linden State Senate map is the fairest of the 3 collaborative maps and it reunites the Tri-Cities of Midland, Bay City and Saginaw into a legislative District. For once we may have the opportunity to elect a representative who might have to work for all of our votes and listen to all of us. And, thank you all for your sincere effort to listen and work together in these divisive times in the most transparent redistricting process ever! Please vote for the Linden State Senate Map. Voters not politicians.

This seems fair

Continuing to work on this map would be beneficial to democracy.

Thank you for drawing maps that unpack Democrats in Washtenaw County and Ingham County. I wish you would reduced the partisan bias further, but this map is quite good. Please continue to work to reduce partisan bias further.

This seems to be the fairest of the bunch.

We want fair districts that do not show favor to one district over another. Let's get it right. We elect you to be fair; we want to count on you.

This is the most fair one, and you know it. Support it, or be judged.

In my opinion Linden most closely meets the criteria of the LVRA and will give the people of Michigan the best map.

I would have preferred a map in which Berrien County was not split, however this one seems to be the most fair overall, with Kalamazoo as a unit, for example, and less partisan-inspired skewing of lines around other larger cities.

I like this map for its partisan fairness.

I support this map

I support this map because it represents fairness AND community of interest - the Great Lakes Bay Region.

For me and my district, the Linden map seems fair, competitive and VRA compliant.

This seems like a fair map.

Looks good.,

Please use this map. It seems to aligns best with the with the more non-partisan congressional map Birch.

This map does the best job of creating competitive districts. Safe districts are bad for democracy. They discourage people from voting. This is not what we should be promoting.

This map appears to be fairly drawn. Thank you!

This map is well done, and gets closest to eliminating partisan bias.

I support this map

This map seems to keep the broader Downriver communities together better than any of the other proposed maps and should be adopted. Thank you.

Fair, least slanted to favor either party. This was the objective of Proposal.

This appears to be the most fair of the Senate maps so far.

This is clearly the most fair map for the Senate. The voters asked for fair maps and this is the one that is most fair to the voters and those running for office.

As a Cascade resident for over 10 years, I appreciate that Cascade has been put where it belongs! We should be part of the GR metro area.

This map is so much more fair for electing a state Senator than the Palm map. Please choose this map.

The Linden map is the best of the 3 State Senate maps selected for comment, with the lowest (best) efficiency gap score and the least lop-sided margin. Although these scores still favor Republicans—which should NOT be the case—the Linden map gives us all the best chance to elect representatives who will actually represent their constituents and not just a political party line (so different from the past 20 years). Thanks for all the hard work to offer Mid-Michigan more fair districts than the past 20 years.

I have watched the commission’s progress throughout the redistricting process and have testified numerous times. This map, although imperfect, is the best so far. Please move forward with this map. Thank you for your efforts on this.

Better at keeping Kalamazoo COI together and least partisan.

Linden is the most non-partisan Senate map. I would vote for this one.

Of all the maps, this one is the fairest. I urge you to approve it.

I collected signatures for VNP and this is the closest to fairness. Thank you for your hard work

Linden is a fair map.

Much more fair

This map is acceptable for MI voters

Palm is an unfair map. Linden is a better map.

Not bad.

This seems like a fair map, which is what Michigan needs

This seems more fair, and is much closer to what Michigan needs

This is a much more fair map than Palm.

Yes!

This is a fair map for my county.

This is a good Senate map.

This map seems the most fair.

Balanced districts

Please choose this map for the Senate. It's the most fair map.

A fair map.

Please choose this map. It is a fair map for the voters of Michigan.

By far the best and fairest attempt at eliminating Gerrymandering of State Senate districts.

I strongly suggest the Linden map to ensure fair representation.

This is the best state senate map

This is a good map for the district I live in. I feel it fairly represents the balance of voters and most clearly adheres to what the redistricting law was intended to do.

This map, or the Cherry map, are far superior and fairer than Palm. Please choose Linden or Cherry.

Linden appears to be fair in partisan balance and has reasonably compact districts.

Woah, this is so much more fair. Holy cow. Approve this one

most fair Senate map.

This is a decent map for Grand Rapids, west Michigan larger cities and Michigan. Grand Rapids city areas are represented by two districts as it should be due to the large city/suburb population in this area. There is a district with Kalamazoo at the center. Thanks for considering the communities of interest of these cities. Please use this map

This is a fairer map.

Please vote YES on Linden when the voting and or rank ordering begins. Thank you for your consideration.

The Linden map is an extremely FAIR map. Vote YES on Linden!

I support this rendition of redistricting. It seems to improve the possibility for fair elections.

I support Linden.

LINDEN will create fair, competitive districts.

Best Senate map by far@!

A real improvement over current maps. Such a hard task. This does a good job balancing COI concerns and fairness.

I support both Linden and Cherry as being the best configurations for fair elections in Michigan. The citizens voted to eliminate gerrymandering and the Palm configuration DOES NOT do that. Do not adopt Palm.

This configuration promotes fair elections.

This configuration promotes fair elections.

This is about the most fair of the maps. Please vote for this one.

This map is relatively fair. The Cherry map is fairer and the Palm map is terrible. I voted for having a nonpartisan commission to draw our legislative boundaries so the voters could actually decide who their representatives in government are instead of having the party in power draw gerrymandered maps that would unfairly control the state house and senate for 10 years. Cherry and Linden promote that goal. Please choose either Cherry or Linden. Thank you for your work on the commission,

Good map, much fairer than the Palm version.

This map seems very fair.

This is a fair map. Please choose this map for the Senate.

The Hickory map is better, more fair.

This map is better, more fair.

I like Linden because it is parisan fair. I feel you should go back and work on all maps to increase VRA districts and strength.

This is a relatively fair map. Please use a fair map.

This is the most fair representation of the voters of my community.

A very fair and equal division of districts for both parties. it has my vote.

This is the best map to represent the interests of the residents of my district.

Please choose this map - it represents a bipartisan map. Thank you

This is probably the fairest of the maps (Linden) for redistricting.

Hickory or Linden. Either one is ok. Just not Palm.

This map does what the Commission was tasked to do: create a fair playing field for up-coming elections. Thank you for your effort and your independent approach in creating this map.

This is a fair map with a real contest.

Thanks for your hard work. Cherry and Linden improve fairness, though they still appear to favor one party. Please go with Cherry.

First of all, I wish to thank the commission for doing all the work that's been done to try to create fair and balanced representation maps. It's a thankless task! This map presents the most fair opportunity for representation for MI Senate seats. This is the one that should be selected.

This map provides the most fair representation for the people of the 29th Senate district. This is the one that should be adopted.

Excellent Senate map--fair and balanced. Please approve.

This is a fair map and needs to be strongly supported by those on the commission. Fair and Balanced. Like all things should be.

Seems the fairest Senate distribution of Democratic and Republican voters. Please vote for this map.

Linden is far and away the best Senate map I have seen. Choosing it sets an example of balance that will provide a model of fairness when redistricting comes round again.

This is the most fair map for state Senate representation. I urge you to choose democracy by majority vote. We must draw districts that reflect the voters and not favor one party over the other.

Please chose Linden or Cherry. They are less biased than Palm which is the worst map created. The whole object of the commission is to stop patrician gerrymandering and Palm does no do that.

This is the most fair of the senate maps for the downriver area - it's important that the communities that share so many services and a riverfront have a state senator that has the time and resources to stay up to date for them all together.

This is a fair map. Thx for your work.

this is a good map!

This map is also fair and should be considered for final approval. It is a lot fair map

When I voted for the redistricting commission to be formed, it was with the intention that our voting districts would be drawn to make our elected legislature most closely reflect the balance of voters in our state. I believe the LINDEN map comes closest to achieving that in our State Senate.

The better map, reaching towards competitive districts. Please choose.

Every vote should count, with this map every vote will count

This map is more fair than Palm,Hickory, and Linden

This app is not terrible.

This is the best senate map. It aligns the East AnnArbor with Ypsilanti community where I have lived and worked for 25 years. This map is a fair representation of the people and voters. Please keep the Linden map.

Linden. like Cherry, is a fair map. It represents the essence of this new process. Total contrast with maps like Palm which should never be adopted.

Linden. I like the sound of it! This is a fair map, i like that Shiawassee Co (my home) is connected with parts of the greater lansing area to create a competitive district. We will get politicians working towards the middle, instead of extremes, which is KILLING our politics and working on killing our Democracy! This is good, pick it!

Really like the fairness of this one

I support the Linden, State Senate Map, which seems to be the most fair map of the bunch.

Though still not as representational as I would like, our population is such that this seems more fair than other choices.

The Linden map is the most fair State Senate map from the standpoint of partisan fairness. Please adopt it.

Linden is the most fair Senate map. It gives each party the opportunity to win. Competitive races give us the best elected officials.

Linden is the most overall fair map, but still Commerce...is chopped up. It has more in common with West Bloomfield, then it does Milford, Highland, Waterford. It is suburban and not rural like the other communities I mentioned. Commerce is a bedroom community like West Bloomfield.

Please choose this option as it provides the best option to make elected officials really campaign form our votes.

The Linden is the most fair of all the Senate maps. It recognizes the Lake Michigan shoreline and is the least partisan. Please support this map.

This map is fair. Please vote in favor of it.

This is better than the other Senate Maps. Most fair statewide and fair for Calhoun County.

Redistricting is always a challenge to do right, but this plan does a better job in the southern part of the state than the other plans.

Good job! Thanks. This map is fair. It's why we all voted to create an independent commission.

Most fair

Free and Fair Elections.

Please choose this map -- it is the most fair and that is what I'm looking for in the redistricting options. Thanks!

This map is fair-please vote yes on this map!

I like this map - it seems to respect out community's shared interests in th rural areas around us and to the west, in Jackson County, but also recognizes that we have a great deal in common with Ann Arbor to the east. Please select this map.

This is the best senate map when considering the alternatives (Palm, Cherry). Please select this map.

This map is the most fair Senate map.

this is a very fair map

This map is okay, too, but I prefer Hickory. This map also provides more partisan fairness than other choices.

Linden has better partisan fairness score. Palm is worst.

I support this map, it reflects partisan fairness.

This is definitely a step in the right direction for partisan fairness!

I do believe this map does show partisan fairness based on scoring.

This map is a fair map and achieves partisan fairness.

This map achieves partisan fairness.

This map increases accurate partisan representation.

Appreciate that Grand Rapids is divided into two districts north and south. Living on the north side, I can see the difference in the community commonalities compared to the south side district. Thank you for putting Ada and Cascade townships with the north side where they fit best. Fairness of this map is best for Michigan. This is the first choice for Senate maps.

I like the way this Map achieves partisan fairness.

This reflects communities of interest and I like this map.

It is better on partisan fairness and would also work as a state senate map

Not ideal but better than the others from a partisan fairness perspective

I feel this is the most fair and balanced Senate map. It is especially fair to the southwest side of the state.

I lived in Washtenaw County for over a decade and was active in the community. This map does a much better and fairer job of mapping Washtenaw County than does Pine (which is a classic example of packing, and a better job than does Cherry (which splits southwestern Washtenaw County despite its coherence as a community of interest along the I-94 corridor). It also has a more moderate partisan lean than Pine (about half!!) and a better Voting Rights Act score than Cherry.

Linden is a much more fair map than Palm. Please choose the fairest option in front of you - that would be Linden.

This map still has a partisan lean, but it has the least partisan bias of any of the state Senate maps. It has an even better Voting Rights Act score than Cherry. And its split of Washtenaw County -- where I lived for over a dozen years -- makes more sense and better reflects the character of the country than does the split on the Cherry map.

While this map is still a bit biased from a partisan fairness perspective, it is the least biased state Senate option out there, and it has an even better Voting Rights Act 'score' than Cherry. The Washtenaw County split also makes more sense in this map than does the Cherry map.

This is the best of the State Senate maps as far as Partisan fairness and compactness.

I made a negative comment about this map moments ago - unfortunately I confused this map with another! This map does a pretty good job of promoting partisan fairness, so please disregard my other comment!

This is the best Senate map.

Thanks for keeping 2 Senate districts in urban/suburban Grand Rapids. There is enough population that two districts are necessary. The districts have some common needs based on being urban areas. Dividing the city north and south is the best for segregating the unique needs of the districts. Please vote for this map as number one choice as it is best for Michigan state.

The Linden map seems reasonable to me, as does the Cherry map. Both are a huge improvement over what currently exists. Thank you.

I appreciate that this map keeps the Midland/Bay City/Saginaw cities together. Municipalities have different needs from rural areas in the state. It is unfortunate that this map is still lopsided in favor of the Republican party versus a more competitive district. But it is the most fair of the three provided. Having competitive districts is very important to me after being ignored for so many years by politicians holding "safe" seats. They should have to work to represent the broad range of interests of their constituents. Thank you for all your work to make fairer districts.

This works to keep Rockford with like communities.

Maps that are less unfair, are still unfair. We want maps that are actually fair.

Seems as this map would provide a good breakdown of districts for effective representation in west Michigan and Michigan overall. Great to see that the urban/suburban populations have two Grand Rapids districts for representation. This is the best map.

This map is a good representation of a variety of voters and their concern... this is a fairer way to have my vote heard equally. I VOTE YES ON LINDEN

Commission was formed to free Michigan of unfair partisan bias, this map is one of the least unfair of the available drafts.

Best of the Senate maps. Fairest due to least partisan bias. I regret that all of the maps still show a Republican bias which violates a Constitutional criterion.

Less unfair. All Michiganders want fair maps -- for all people.

I think the Linden Senate map is the fairest one.

Linden is the best and fairest Senate map.

This is a better map than Palm. Palm is an unfair map. Partisan fairness must be prioritized.

I like the Linden map for the State Senate. It along, along with Cherry, are the "least unfair" in terms of partisan fairness.

This is the best map for the state Senate and should be selected. It produces generally fair results and maintain solid Macomb county communities.

There is a lot to like about this map. COI and partisan fairness.

Of the 3 maps for State Senate, this map offers the lowest efficiency gap, but it still, unfortunately, favors Republicans. Please continue your efforts to create maps reflecting partisan fairness, as this is an important goal for the commission. I do like that you kept the Tri-Cities together as they represent COI. When the division of Republicans and Democrats is fairly equal in a district, any representative will need to truly earn their votes by responding to the needs of all the citizens. You are working hard. Thanks.

The Linden map for District 35 is a true representative of the people who reside within the area.

Of all the State Senate maps, this one has the lowest efficiency gap. I still would like the commission to work towards more partisan fairness. The Republicans still have an edge on all of these maps. I do appreciate the commission keeping the Tri Cities together. Thanks for all your hard work.

This is a fair map, and I support it for that reason. I voted for Proposal 2 because I want maps that are not unfairly drawn to benefit one party or the other.

I am very happy to see this map. It is the best of the choices for the State Senate district for the Tri-Counties (Bay, Midland and Saginaw) and is the most fair to the partisan nature of our elections. Thanks for all your hard work!

This Linden map is my preferred State Senate map. Finally, our area will have representation in the State Senate for the Tri-Cities. Partisan Fairness is a critical measure. In this map, it is acceptable.

This map is the most competitive among your maps with the closest to partisan fairness scores. I support this map because it represents the urban areas of Bay City, Saginaw and Midland, and we share common economic, environmental and recreational interests. The Tri-Cities have long been connected and will benefit from this representation.

I support the Linden map, it is a very competitive map, with the closest to partisan fairness scores. I support keeping Saginaw, Bay City and Midland together in a Senate District, so many economic, environmental and recreational common interests. Thank you!

This map does a good job of sticking true to the partisan fairness element.

This map seems to be the fairest to partisan fairness.

I love that this map, the Linden one, supersedes county lines and instead is a reflection of our growing comradery with the Great Lakes Bay Region -an economic base for future that we are all coming to depend upon. Now our political decision can be also made with these considerations in mind. Thank you!

I support the Linden State Senate map.

This is the fairest map out of the drawn options.

This is a fair map and the way the 14th and 15th is drawn creates better partisan balance

This map has good partisan fairness.

While coming close to partisan fairness, this map could be better but would be ok.

I Like the Linden Map, Living in Midland much of my life I feel this is more fair and much more representative of our area.

We appreciate that the Commission has kept Ada and Cascade townships as part of the north Grand Rapids area district 30. We are an integral part of this urban area. Thank you for considering our comments and giving us representation

Looks like the best set of districts for Michigan voter representation. Appreciate the Commission keeping the south side GR together to best represent Asians. Thanks for hearing our input.

As a Midland resident and someone who spends money and supports endeavors throughout the Tri-Cities, I write to encourage adoption of the Linden State Senate map. Of the three map options which group the Tri-Cities, Linden offers the best possibility of electing a representative outside of political extremes. Competitive elections will yield more engagement among the electorate and representation better aligned with the entirety of a district’s constituency. Thanks to all involved in good faith efforts to achieve fairer, more representative redistricting in our state.

This map is the most balanced and fair representation of the district and best reflects the COIs throughout Michigan

Has the lowest Republican bias

This map shows improved partisan fairness. I like that Northville and Plymouth and Novi are in one district

This Linden map is great. Looking forward to a Senator that I can count on to work for us. Dividing the Grand Rapids area into north and south makes sense. Thanks for hearing our comments.

This looks like the best, fairest Senate plan.

Thank you for making a map that unpacks Washtenaw County voters. This is a vast improvement compared to other Senate Map drafts, and much better than the unfair unconstitutional Palm map

This is a good map for the Tri-cities. I like that you have put Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw together, and have included the areas adjacent to each city. I look forward to having a more competitive district, where either party will have a chance of winning the election.

This seems like the fairest way to treat this area

Linden is the fairest map, although still has Republican bias. Districts in Ingham-Eaton-Clinton are competitive and reflect the diverse communities.

Fair map, along with Cherry. Deserves consideration, unlike Palm, which is the worst.

In regards to partisanship, this is a generally fair map. Would like to see some work, but it's definitely serviceable and would provide our state with relatively fair maps in the Senate for the next 12 years.

This map is fairer than the rest.

I like the south side Grand Rapids City district. This is where the close-knit Asian population lives, works and shops. We own a Chinese restaurant in this area and our customers and friends are from the south side district. Should provide good representation for us.

This map better represents voters across the state well

I like this map because it puts the Tri-Cities together as they always should have been. The Tri-Cities have similar economic needs so we need a state senator that will fight for our urban communities. It also has the best partisian fairness score of the three collaborative maps.

I am a rural Midland County resident. I support the Linden map proposal for districts 34 and 35. While it would be nice to have the county whole for representation at the state level; there are many competing needs you must consider. Therefore, I agree with having the county split and the Tri-Cities of Midland, Saginaw and Bay City in one district (most important) and the rural Midland county with the northern rural areas. This map is more non-partisan than what we have today and a vast improvement. It could be better, but this is a significant first step in the right direction. Thank you very much.

I support the Linden State Senate Map. All 3 maps have drawn the Tri-Cities (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) district that I support, but Linden has the lowest efficiency gap score and the lowest lopsided margin. Even though these scores are still in favor of Republicans and not where they should be, if I am choosing between the 3 maps, Linden is the one that gives Michiganders the best chance to elect representatives that will represent them and not a political party. Thank you for listening and giving the people of Mid-Michigan fair districts.

Linden and Cherry have the best partisan scores of the Senate maps. Palm is not fair and not consistent with Prop 2.

This is a good map for fair representation of Michigan. Thanks for listening to our comments.

This is one of the best maps I've seen for District 15 and 16. I've been seeking a map that keeps Milan whole and on the side of Ann Arbor in District 15. Milan is an increasingly diverse and progressive city whose residents reflect more of the culture, values, and views of Ann Arbor, where many lived but moved due to lower housing costs. District 15 also follows that US-12 corridor that also includes many more small cities occupied by people who work in Ann Arbor and lived in Ann Arbor but moved to these easily commuted small towns for lower housing costs. They bring their culture, values, and views from Ann Arbor to these towns and deserve representation that recognizes that.

Linden is reasonably fair, as is Cherry. Good treatments of Lansing and Ann Arbor regions. All maps have Republican partisan bias and you should pick ones with least. Palm and Lange are terrible.

Thanks for creating 2 deserved Senate seats in the Greater Grand Rapids area. Splitting into south and north districts preserves the character of each district. The map seems partisan fair for Michigan. Thanks for listening to our comments.

Why would you ever combine Ann Arbor with Jackson County. Ann Arbor population would effectively silence Jackson County. And the two areas are exact opposites in terms of views, culture, values, and demographics.

Fair representation

This map is not perfect, but it seems at least fair. I believe Troy should remain with Clawson, however.

For my state senate district, the Linden map seems to be the most balanced of the three, and the one most likely to give constituents the chance to elect a representive who will actually listen to them, regardless of political party. Thank you so much for doing this work to give us fair districts, and for listening to our feedback!

This is a fair map with some competitive districts. Thank you for your efforts.

Thank you for drawing maps that unpack Democrats in Washtenaw County and Ingham County. I wish you would reduce the partisan bias further though.

I sincerely hope you will select the Linden State Senate map. It would finally give the Tri-Cities community of interest the chance to elect a person who would have to consider ideas from both parties. This map is the most competitive and is the closest to partisan fairness. I appreciate so much your efforts with this map to eliminate the last 20 plus years of Republican gerrymandering.

I like the Linden map for its fairness to everyone and that it keeps the Tri-Cities together. Additionally, splitting Midland County gives those of us effected by flooding TWO representatives to look after our interests. This is important as they can extend the reach of citizens thoughts and ideas on the subject.

This map is the fairest as far as balancing the parties and the least gerrymandered.

This map is the fairest as far as balancing the parties and the least gerrymandered.

The Linden State Senate map is an acceptable state Senate map. It is sensible to group Midland, Bay City and Saginaw into one state Senate district. We already do identify as the Tri-Cities. We share an airport, two public colleges and the Saginaw Bay watershed. This map is an improvement in continuity, meaning, not as spread out as our current gerrymandered state Senate map. In terms of partisan fairness, I was hoping for more of a 50/50 split. This area has been dominated by Republican gerrymandering for over 20 years and decisions about important issues like environmental protection and supporting quality public education have been dominated by one philosophy only. However, of the three choices for state Senate, Linden is the map with the greatest possibility of electing candidates who must compete to win the office and therefore, the possibility of representatives who are responsive to the electorate. Thank you for all of your hours and hours of attentive listening and all of the thought put into sorting this out. I appreciate your service on this historic commission. I hope this whole process results in a stronger Michigan with a greater sense of participatory democracy and capable leaders in our legislature.

This map gives the voters of Michigan the ability to elect a representative. The people are in control not the political parties.

Thank you for proposing the Linden map which keeps the tricities together and is the most fair. These cities have many commonalities including a manufacturing base, an airport that uses their name and schools that compete in the same sports leagues.

The Linden Map provides the fairest representation for the residents of the Tri-Cities area. Our communities share college campuses, corporations, health care systems, and valuable natural resources. Our future will depend on our ability to collaborate and it will be valuable to have one legislative voice.

Although none of the State Senate maps for this district is ideal for communities of interest, the Linden map is least objectionable. Why split the small community of Clawson into separate districts though? It is a cohesive community of interest that should stay united in the same district. Why not move Utica into a Macomb County district to compensate for uniting Clawson all in one district?

This could work.

Districts in Eaton,Ingham and Clinton are competitive and reflect the diversity of the communities. It is definitely much better than the Palm map which would ensure Republican control. Though Republican bias still exist Linden is the fairest map.

Districts in Eaton,Ingham and Clinton are competitive and reflect the diversity of the communities. It is definitely much better than the Palm map which would ensure Republican control. Though Republican bias still exist Linden is the fairest map.

Fairest map but still has a Republican bias . Districts in Ingham and Clinton are competitive districts .

This is the best Senate map. It helps reduce the Republican bias. The party with the most votes should win the most seats.

I support this map as it is the fairest even though it favors Republicans.

Marne is part of the Kenowa Hills School District, with Walker and some of Comstock Park. It makes sense to include this part of Ottawa County with the northern area of Kent County.

Linen appears to be the most fair of the maps being considered. Districts in Ingham-Eaton-Clinton are would be competitive.

This map does a better job with partisan fairness than other maps, especially in Jackson and Washtenaw counties.

This is the most fair map.

Fairest map, although still has Republican bias. Districts in Ingham-Eaton-Clinton are competitive and reflect the diverse communities. Much better than Palm. Linden and Cherry are good choices. Palm is very unfair to each party.

This map is an improvement - much better on partisan fairness. I think this map should be approved and judging by the majority of comments, others feel the same. Good job.

Linden is the fairest of the maps being considered. The districts in the Ingham-Eaton-Clinton county area would be competitive, meaning neither party would have a huge advantage.

If the MICRC does NOT consider individual commissioner maps on par with collaborative maps in its voting procedure, the Linden map would be my default first choice. However, my first preference would be for Commissioner Kellom's Senate map because it scores equally well as the Linden map in terms of partisan fairness while also increasing potential opportunity for African-American residents of Detroit to elect candidates of choice.

This map does a better job with partisan fairness compliance and especially in Washtenaw and Jackson counties.

I support the Linden map for the state senate.

This map and the Cherry map lean close the to partisan fairness required by the Michigan Constitution

This map and the Cherry map both lean closer to partisan fairness than do the other proposed State Senate maps. I am concerned that several of the districts north of 8 Mile Road in both maps extend into Detroit, though. I would prefer that those VRA districts remain as they are.

Thanks for including Cascade Township with the GR Metro area where it belongs along with the Airport it supports. This is a fair and balanced map that unpacks Grand Rapids to allow for 2 State Senate seats which is deserved.

This map and Cherry are the most fair of the State Senate maps. I don't have any preference.

The Linden State Senate map does a good job of keeping together I-94 corridor COI's in Jackson County (Blackman Twp., Summit Twp., Jackson City, Leoni Twp., Grass Lake) with similar communities in western Washtenaw. This part of Jackson County is urban/suburban, not rural, and shares more in common with other communities along the East-West corridor than it ever did with southern border counties like Branch, Hillsdale and Lenawee. Linden is the best choice for state senate maps from my perspective in Jackson County.

I would like to recommend the Linden State Senate map It is also fair and respectful of Communities of Interest. I particularly applaud the care with which Ann Arbor is divided.

This map keeps COI together and has a much better partisan fairness score.

Great job listening to us and putting the GR airport in with the GR metro.

Thank you for unpacking Grand Rapids. For the amount of population we have, we really deserve 2 State Senate seats representing us.

Thank you for putting Ada and Cascade where they belong. They are part of the same school district, Forest Hills. They are part of the GR Metro area and are adjacent to the GR Mketro Airport.

The best of the Senate maps, although I think you should have maintained more of the Michigan lakeshore district.

This is the fairest of the senate maps. It will result in electoral outcomes that accurately reflect how Michiganders vote.

Living in what used to be called East Ann Arbor, my COI encompasses Ann Arbor, Pittsfield, Ann Arbor Township and Ypsilanti. It's very important my community representation cross all these local jurisdictions to address the many cross-jurisdictional issues. This is a great map for splitting Ann Arbor appropriately north and south to align southeast Ann Arbor with its communities east and west which are much more meaning to me. I'm in favor of all the other measures on this map. This is the best map for representing COI, Voting Rights Act districts, and partisan fairness.

Thank you for putting Cascade Township where it belongs! Great job listening to us and putting the GR airport in the GR metro area.

This map (Linden) is a fair map from partisan viewpoint and it has multiple voting rights act districts. Please move forward by voting for this map.

This is the fairest of the Senate maps.

This map does a decent job of offering partisan balance and is a much better choice than Palm.

Thank you for unpacking Ann Arbor, so our votes can count and the criteria of partisan fairness is met. Jackson and parts of Ann Arbor are fine to be in the same district because many people commute from Jackson to work in Ann Arbor.

This map compared to others seems the most fair due to the fact that communities are put together by the ones that are most likely to work together

I think this map does the best job of bringing into the Livingston County district other nearby areas that I view as pretty similar to their Livingston neighbors just on the other side of the border. Western Livingston with eastern Ingham; northern Livingston with southern Shiawassee. Makes sense.

Linden is a relatively fair map. It and Cherry are much fairer than Palm, which assures that Republicans keep control except in Democratic landslides at the top. Good treatment of the Lansing region.

I love how this map does so well on partisan fairness. It should be the one!

This map is excellent! It has an appropriate split for Ann Arbor, with a connection to Jackson on the northern side and Ypsilanti on the southeast.

This is fair State Senate map. I consider it the best of the collaborative offerings. I also support the Szetela and Kellom individual Senate maps.

This map is excellent! It has an appropriate split for Ann Arbor, with a connection to Jackson on the northern side and Ypsilanti on the southeast.

While Cherry V2 is my favorite for State Senate map, this one would also be a good choice. It appears to be fair with regard to partisanship. gives fair representation to both urban and rural areas and gives Detroit fair representation.

This map answers to the explicit charge of the Committee. Competitiveness and representation of Michigan’s diverse populations are a higher priority than tracking city and county lines, under Article IV Sec 6 (13). Despite the nearly inverse relationship between tracking county lines and making districts actually subject to fair fights, this map actually tracks quite a few county lines. To accomplish this competitiveness and representation of diverse interests, urban areas will be split, and some rural areas will be agglomerated. This makes more politicians pay attention to both, because less can be taken for granted. It is a misconception that urban and rural voters are opposing political monoliths. To mix them together is an entrenched politician’s worst nightmare, and an honest campaigner’s opportunity. The insular, packed districts’ comfy political power structures don’t actually represent their supposed natural constituencies all that well, sometimes. They’ll rake in special interest money because they have an outsized chance of re-election, and then feel comfortable blowing off both minority and majority interests. I can’t say that the representatives from rural districts have done much for farmers or the truckers whose off-farm income often keeps the family farm afloat, so much as for agri-business and corporate employers. And not everyone in rural areas is a full-time farmer, per capita. Neither major party has stemmed the downward slide and consolidation of commodity-market dependent agriculture – the “get big or get out” model since Ag Sec Earl Butz in the early 1970’s hasn’t done much for the people my family stays in contact with in rural Hillsdale County. Some politicians claim to have the best interests of family farmers at heart, but they’re really talking serving factory farming and supporting certain commodity sectors to the detriment of any change or growth that might keep smaller farms afloat, when they’re doing anything for farming at all. The corporate monetized sectors and practices get heavily subsidized and protected, the poor get poorer, more dependent on public benefits, the meth watch signs go up, and there is barely anything left of downtown Hillsdale. Just saying what I see. Over-representation of rural areas in the legislatures as well as the U.S. Senate, has not worked for actual farmers. About District 15, I live on the southeast side of Ann Arbor, between Washtenaw and Packard, two arteries that, with I-94, are east west, connecting that side of Ann Arbor and the City of Ypsilanti. It makes sense to divide Ann Arbor, so Ypsilanti City, Ypsilanti Township, Superior Township, Willow Run and the Whitaker Road corridor have more of a voice now in relationship to Ann Arbor. This shows respect to the goals of the Voting Rights Act and reflecting the diversity of Michigan’s population. About District 14, which I’ll comment on even though I wouldn’t be voting in it, because it encompasses the north side of Ann Arbor: Anyone in eastern Washtenaw County knows that Western Washtenaw County is more like Jackson County, with state lands, contractors headquarters, farmers and small manufacturing. Economic statistics derived from census data show the large lots, the small manufacturing and farming mix, and an actual side-by-side diversity of income levels. Western Washtenaw is different from points north, like Howell, with its retail outlets. Combining the north side of Ann Arbor isn’t gerrymandering, so much as an inevitability, when trying to achieve balanced districts. And if a north side Ann Arbor progressive seeks to win this Senate seat, they will need to compromise more than if they ran in a Senate district with only close neighbors. Note the current Senate map’s drawbacks: It superficially keeps together communities of interest, by which is meant, a lot of sparsely populated counties. That doesn’t make for competitiveness. The current map also strategically slices off slivers of urban and other contrasting areas. So, one can easily do partisan gerrymandering using county lines, resulting in over-representation of farming or tourism-based areas, and inevitable under-representation of population centers and diverse neighborhoods. Somewhere, a line must be drawn based on the math behind making district more competitive. Splitting off the north side of Ann Arbor is as good as any solution to answer the challenge inherent in Art IV Sec 6 (13)’s clear priorities.

From the comments in Jackson and Ann Arbor, it appears that the local conclaves there approve of this map. Up here in Troy, this map adequately groups diverse people, similar values and similar infrastructures. This one could work.

This map does well on partisan fairness and would also be a good choice for the State Senate Map

I enjoy reading all the cry-babies in Jackson whine about having to actually share a delegate with Washtenaw County. All the more reason to do this map. They want to just hole up and be in their own Republican LaLaLand. Make the politicians work for your vote Jacksonites, you'll be better off for it. This is a great map.

I support the Linden map because it seems to be the most politically unbiased map. Each party will have a fair opportunity to represent this area.

the map is overall the least biased and would be a fair map for the state

Great It’s a fair map. Please use

I think this is a mostly bipartisan map with more equal representation. Jackson is more closely aligned with Ann Arbor. It separates from the rural / farm from the city/ urban areas.

This map does an excellent job with criterion c, communities of interest, and with criterion d, no disproportionate advantage.

I support the Linden State Senate Map. All 3 maps have drawn the Tri-Cities (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) district that I support, but Linden has the lowest efficiency gap score and the lowest lopsided margin. Even though these scores are still in favor of Republicans and not where they should be, if I am choosing between the 3 maps, Linden is the one that gives Michiganders the best chance to elect representatives that will represent them and not a political party. Thank you for listening and giving the people of Mid-Michigan fair districts.

This map is the least biased.

This map appears to be the least biased.

Keeping most of the Tri-cities together makes since because I consider it a community. We already share funding and administration of an Airport (MBS) and a Community College(Delta). Economically, we also share many of the same interests, since the majority of the employers draw from the pool of talent living in this area

This pulls together many of the rural/urban mixed communities bound together by a common history and a common mixed rural/urban feel. While lots of farms and agricultural activities occur within it, the bedroom communities and commuter issues of the people are shared. Small though they may be they are linked together. Many of them with small to mid-sized industrial bases hearkening back to the original Henry Ford mills and factories which formed the basis for that original industrialization. This common bond should be recognized and honored and this map does that. Pulling these mixed communities of interest together for a common voice in Lansing.

This map gives Ypsilanti and Pittsfield communities a voice instead of whatever Ann Arbor thinks is best for us.

This map makes competitive districts, I like it! This is the best of the three tree-named maps.

This is by far the best map for Partisan fairness which is hugely important. Thank you for unpacking Ann Arbor. Thank you for your hard work.

Please choose this map as it is better than what we have currently and unpacking Ann Arbor helps to more accurately keep communities of interest connected.

This map is more fair. I've lived in Jackson and worked in Ann Arbor for 25 years. They are linked and this map represents that they are. Thanks for your hard work.

This map is better than the others on partisan fairness, which I believe is fundamentally important. This map is attractive because it would unpacking Ann Arbor.

This map helps give a voice to Jackson County citizens who live in the city of Jackson. Thank you for unpacking Ann Arbor and opening the I-94 corridor. Partisan fairness is hugely important and this map isn't perfect, but is much better than what we currently have and any other propositions. Please choose this map.

Thanks for all your work. I think partisan fairness is extremely important for elected officials to be accountable & this map is better than others for partisan fairness, Especially important was unpacking Ann Arbor. Thanks again for all your work on a very difficult task.

Thank you for splitting Ann Arbor. This helps to fairly represent the voices in Ann Arbor.

Thank you for fair maps!

Thank you for unpacking Ann Arbor. This map is better than all the others from the standpoint of partisan fairness, which is critical. Please stick with this map, which brings together many people who commute along the I-94 corridor between Ann Arbor and Jackson.

good plan unpacking ann arbor, this map is good on partisan fairness

This is much better on partisan fairness than the other maps. Please approve this map!

Thank you for not packing Ann Arbor into its own district and making this fair by combining parts of Jackson county.

This map is fairer than most. The Ann Arbor - Jackson I-94 connection is good

There are some suspiciously shaped districts in all the remaining State Senate maps, but I think this one is better than the others at keeping communities of interest intacked.

This is definitely the best Ann Arbor-Jackson configuration. Palm packs Democrats, and Cherry V2 cuts up COIs. I do wish the Commission had considered keeping Ann Arbor whole, but then splitting off Ypsilanti into its own district.

This map does a good job of taking COI's into account

Please approve this map! It fairly unpacks Washtenaw County voters.

This is a fair map that reflects statewide races voting percentages. Although it shows mean-media advantage towards Republicans at 1.2% it is closer to 0 than the some others that are over 5.5%. The efficiency of gap give advantage to the Republicans but 3.3% is pretty good. I have to say this is one of my favorite Senate maps.

Our current Senate maps and Congressional map kept Calhoun County whole. I don't think it needs to be changed, but this map is the best one when it comes to respecting the people in Calhoun County and the community they want to remain with. Their is 1 very important community of interest no one has acknowledge, even then it's been mentioned several times. The Veteran and Military establishments that are located in the Northwest part of Battle Creek (Calhoun County) and span into the northeast part of Kalamazoo County (Augusta). Instead of adding those bottom right squares from Kalamazoo County, would it be possible to take the top right two squares from Kalamazoo County and include those with Calhoun. This would give the service members a chance to elect someone who would provide better representation and someone who may be a Veteran themselves. Currently Dr. John Bizon is my State Senator and Peter Meijer is my Congressman. I'm not advocating for either one of these gentlemen, but they are both Veterans and actively involved with helping the Veteran community. They are also very familiar with the Battle Creek VA Medical center. To me this isn't partisan, I would cast my vote for the candidate who is better qualified to understand and willing to speak up on behalf of the Nations service members. Thank you for listening.

I prefer this map (Linden) to the Palm map. This map divides Washtenaw County into 2 state senate districts, while the Palm map divides it into 4 different districts. The appears to keep COI intact better than the Palm map.

I do think Bridgeport should be with Saginaw but overall these Saginaw County maps look good. The Tri-Cities makes a lot of sense.

This map is solid. It does a better job than any other map I've seen at simultaneously meeting all the key requirements for fair and representative districts. It seems like the obvious best choice.

this map doubles the partisan bias and hurts communities of interest

I like the improvements that have been made to this map. Overall, it is much better from a partisan fairness aspect than the others. It also makes sense to include portions of several surrounding counties with Livingston County because our residents commute in several different directions or share school districts in neighboring counties. We don't all go one direction -- some go west to Ingham, south to Washtenaw, or north to Genesee or Shiawassee. So it makes sense.

This map is an improvement when it comes to partisan fairness. It also recognizes communities of interest in Ann Arbor and Jackson. Overall, this map is fair and doesn't disenfranchise voters in these communities.

Thank you for keeping Midland together with the Tri-Cities in this map-- this gives us hope for our voices to be heard for a change. 10,000 people applied to be on the MICRC and you are our dream team. 1000's of Michiganders worked for Proposal 2 and Millions voted for it's passage. We worked and voted for fair districts and the opportunity for all our voices to be heard. The metrics of your success are the measures of partisan fairness. The world is watching. Please give us the maps with the best measures of fairness to vote for. Maps drawn for partisan fairness are not gerrymandering. The world is watching.

This map addresses the concerns of Calhoun residents who did not want to be with Ann Arbor. And while most of Jackson County is urban and suburban - not rural - these 4 townships on the western border actually are extremely rural and genuinely do have more in common with the border counties than they do with the I-94 corridor. I think this map does a good job of balancing their legitimate concerns with the legitimate desire of City and suburban residents to be in a district with Ann Arbor and western Washtenaw.

This map addresses the concerns of Hillsdale County residents who did not want to be with Ann Arbor.

This map is much better on partisan fairness than other maps, and especially is good for the Jackson and Ann Arbor communities of interest. This map respects the commission's purpose which is to provide maps that accurately represent Michiganders and restore the faith of so many in the political process. Thank you for considering this fair map that preserves COI in all these areas that doesn't disenfranchise Jackson and Ann Arbor voters.

Thank you for considering a second map that preserves Jackson's community of interest. This map is fair and doesn't disenfranchise Jackson voters. I would be happy to see this map chosen.

I think this map exhibits partisan fairness and recognizes the Jackson and Ann Arbor Community of interest.

This map is much better on partisan fairness. The voters wanted maps that were fair and recognized communities of interest. This corridor has many points of common interest.

Overall, very nice work. A good compromise between Cherry v2 and Palm. This is a small step backward on partisan fairness from Cherry v2, but it solves a lot of the complaints about that map's districts - it just solves them in a better way than Palm does. This one keeps Jackson County mostly whole, is much more compact, is still pretty good on partisan fairness, and still protects the COI between Jackson, Ann Arbor, and other cities along I-94. It also keeps Hillsdale and Calhoun Counties out of the Ann Arbor district (as they requested). And it unpacks Ann Arbor, which is the #1 overwhelming request of Ann Arborites in public comment, and does a good job of balancing the "Keep Ypsi with AA" and the "Let Ypsi shine on its own" arguments.

This map is an improvement over the Cherry map as Webberville to Stockbridge is more in line with Livingston County than the northern Dexter area.