This is the fairest map and the only one that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addresses COI and establishes voting rights districts!!

I like this map for many reasons. It's fair on partisan scoring. It respects many communities of interest, and I like that it groups Muskegon with Grand Rapids and the rest of SW Michigan. The areas are historically linked and this will help strengthen democratic representation across the proposed district.

This map actually achieves partisan fairness with a near 0% Efficiency Gap, by combining the best features of Birch and Chestnut. In other words, it will mirror the popular vote for Congress statewide. It does well by Communities of Interest, a difficult criterion to meet. It also establishes Voting Rights Act districts. Bravo!! This is the one we need. Strongly urge you to adopt this.

This is an excellent map. It addresses communities of interest, voting rights districts AND provides partisan fairness. Please approve this map.

This is the only map that has partisan fairness. This map is fabulous. Please adopt this one!

thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This is the fairest map. On both PlanScore and PTV's Michigan-specific model, it gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts

thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This is the fairest map. On both PlanScore and PTV's Michigan-specific model, it gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts

Overall, thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This is the fairest map. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts.

This map is closer to an accurate representation at the national level.

Absolutely agree with other commenter in Milan, I wish the entirety of Milan (although rural & suburban) was Washtenaw county district instead as I'm one of the people who came here to find more affordable housing than Ann Arbor but also paved roads and other services I will happily give my taxes for. This entire process has heavily opened my eyes to the rural vs urban vs suburban divisions we seem to place on ourselves as Americans. Thank you all for your thoughtful input in the comments and my thanks to the committee for working on redrawing these lines away from gerrymandering.

Slicing out Midland City is tantamount to gerry mandering. Stop it.

Looks well-balanced.

I like this map because it offers the most competitive districts of any of the proposed maps. Gives an opportunity for true democracy to flourish.

I'm ok with this map because it puts Muskegon with Grand Rapids so we have a shot at real representation. However, I prefer the other version of this.

Like the Szetela map. combines many common interest areas.

I think Washtenaw would be well served with this map

Thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This map is the choice for fairness.

This is the fairest map. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts.

This is the most fair map. It is the only map that shows true partisan fairness. Please adopt this map.

This achieves the partisan fairness the Constitution requires.

Szetela looks fair--well done! Birch and Chestnut also look pretty fair, but please go with Szetela.

This is my favorite of the bunch, offering the most competitive districts. When elections are more competitive, more people vote.

Of all the maps I like this one because it keeps Jackson and Washtenaw counties within their own areas of interest.

I like this map because it breaks the different 'districts' of Detroit with different needs, into their own representative districts. Downtown Detroit has different needs than those of the suburbs.

Not the worst map, but not perfect. Other than the Detroit area, most districts would be too difficult in a day.

I like how you kept the Kent County Metro areas together.

This is the fairest map. On both PlanScore and PTV's Michigan-specific model, it gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap.

Better than before.

I think this is the fairest map.

This map is the only one that shows TRUE fairness. It gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. It addresses Community of Interest and establishes Voting Rights districts. This is the best combination of the best parts of Chestnut and Birch.

This map is my #3 choice after CHESTNUT then BIRCH. Has Republican bias statewide. Glad that Clinton-Eaton-Ingham counties are kept together. Glad to see some competitive districts across the state. I know that is not a criterion but I think it will eventually help cure our ugly partisanship.

This is the best map for Congressional districts and should be adopted! This map has the best measures of partisan fairness, even during close elections. The design of putting Sterling Heights with its Troy neighbors to the west is a good idea, as these communities are very intertwined. Adopt this map!

This map is the best, offering the fairest districts of any proposed Senate map. This honors the VRA making it easier for partisan fairness.

This is a good map -- fair and reasonable, with a good number of competitive districts.

This map achieves bipartisan fairness, which is the ultimate goal.

Very fair map that appears to try to work with COI while not utilizing obvious gerrymandering techniques like splitting key Democratic communities like Lansing. While not perfect, nothing can be, it seems a very reasonable solution.

This is a good map and accurately reflects the number of voters will be represented according to the party that is elected. Thank You!

While I prefer to see Troy in the same district as its Oakland County neighbours, I like this map for its partisan fairness.

Szetela is a fair statewide map, although all maps have Republican bias. Several competitive seats. Thanks for keeping Ingham-Eaton-Clinton together.

I am okay with this map of District 6 as a resident of Milan on the Washtenaw County side of things. I do think it would be beneficial to pull in the Monroe County side of Milan city limits so that you don't cut a city in half. The residents of the city proper have much more in common with District 6 Ann Arbor as many moved from the Ann Arbor area for more affordable housing. Do not think about putting all of Milan in District 5, though. While the rural areas outside of Milan are more like 5, the city itself is a strong District 6 fit.

This is a fair and competitive map. Much better than Lange and Apple. Chestnut is also good.

The Szetela map is the only fair map! Thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This is the fairest map. It shows true partisan fairness, adequately establishing Voting Rights districts and addressing communities of interest. Thank you!

Can we just Ogemaw and Gladwin county to they 5th districting commission???

This is the ONLY map that displays true bipartisan fairness!!

Thanks for excellent work here. True bipartisan fairness here. Coordinates best of Birch and Chestnut and supports VRA districts. THANK YOU!! This is the best map by far!

Thank you for a map that gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts

Please consider using this map!!

This is the only map that adequately addresses COI and establishes VRA districts. Please adopt this map.

This is the ONLY map that displays true bipartisan fairness!!

This is awesome. I appreciate the commission taking the time to offer better maps. This clearly combines the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. I understand the PlanScore is close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. That is fantastic. This is THE ONLY map that supports partisan fairness, COIs and establishes VRA districts

This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addresses Communities of Interest, and establishes VRA districts. Thank you for combining the best of Chestnut and Birch. It gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. Great job THANKS!!

Thank you for combining the best of Chestnut and Birch. This map is perfect

This is the only map with a 0% Efficiency Gap and complete partisan fairness. please adopt this map

This is the best map of all the maps I've seen!! Thank you for combining the best parts of Chestnut and Birch. This is the fairest map. On both PlanScore and PTV's Michigan-specific model, it gets close to a 0% Efficiency Gap. This is THE ONLY map that shows true partisan fairness, adequately addressed COI and establishes Voting Rights districts.

This is the single most fair map of all the maps that have been presented. Please adopt this map

As a property owner in both Eaton and Ingham counties this map is fairly favorable as it keeps Eaton-Ingham-Clinton mostly together.

The Sezetela map is reasonably fair and less partisan than many other alternatives . It also does a reasonable job of keeping Lansing Tri-county area as a contiguous area .

Szetela Congressional is a map that is fair. Thanks for keeping Igham-Eaton-Clinton together as you are respectful of communities of interest.

This map is reasonably fair statewide in terms of reducing somewhat the partisan bias that favors Republicans. The Ingham-Eaton-Clinton is mostly kept together, which is a plus, although it would be better if the entirety of the three counties were included in this district. Thanks for this move in the right direction, compared with Apple and Lange.

SZETELA: Fair statewide map, although all maps have slant towards Republicans. Several competitive seats. Thanks for keeping Ingham-Eaton-Clinton together.

Fair statewide map, although all maps have slight Republican bias. Several competitive seats that meet the changing public face of their populations! Thanks for keeping Ingham-Eaton-Clinton together!

This map is fair and respectful of communities of interest.

If you do select Commissioner-initiated maps, the Szetela Congressional map is even better than Birch v2. It is fair and respectful of Communities of Interest.

I like how District 7 looks on this map and feel that the drawing represents shared communities of interest with common values in many ways. The western and northern portion of the state could be improved on by slightly more geographically centralized districts, but this is an improvement over earlier drafts. Thank you!

This is the best map of all, although I am still disapointed in the proposed Southern Border district. I know of no natural relationship between Cass County and Monroe County, but hey, maybe we will make one.

This map, Szetela Congressional, is balanced and partisan neutral with a few competitive districts. I prefer Birch V2 but would be similarly pleased if you approved this map. It encompasses the I94 corridor in and out and around Ann Arbor which is a major dynamic of this district along with the Huron River drainage basin coming into the district and draining out to Lake Erie. It is an environmental corridor as well as an economic corridor.

This map (Comm Szetela) is a fair map from a partisan perspective. I also like Birch V2 map. Please move forward by voting for one of these maps.

Much improved from the current district. Thank you.

This map keeps like-minded voters together. Is the best of the two maps keeping Jackson County in one district.

This is a fair map. although all maps have Republican bias. It has several competitive seats. Thanks for including Ingham-Eaton-Clinton in one district.

This map offers the most competitive districts of any proposed map.

This map offers the most competitive districts of any proposed map.

This map should earn consensus, though it could emphasize better the priorities of respecting diversity of the state's population and competitiveness. State Senate maps have historically overemphasized county boundaries, which will in turn give disproportionate representation to sparsely populated but conveniently aggregated counties, and a U.S. House map should not repeat the same mistake. The resulting over-representation of rural and outer suburban interests in the likely Congressional delegation, will result in the under-representation of urban and diverse interests. We already have a U.S. Senate that over-represents sparsely populated states, making less than a third of the country rule like a permanent majority. House Districts should stand in contrast to the Senate scheme that gives more representation to a group of states with less than a million people, than to a metropolitan area with more than 10 million people. Proportional and diverse districts require breaking more county lines -- it is unavoidable. The current insanely gerrymandered House boundaries show that the objection to piercing Jackson County at all, resembles a convenient ideological conversion. Respect for county lines is not irrelevant, but is a lower priority under Article IV Sec 6 (13). I endorse Szetela's map, but urge that this map be improved toward demonstrable and overall competitiveness. Urban is always getting more diluted than rural, in all the maps, so I question some of the comments complaining that this map should give more voice to an already over-represented constituency, be that farm or tourism industry. It can also be said that Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti ought to be separate, and enough adjacent rural areas ought to be added to equalize the population for two districts encompassing these two cities, to respect the different communities of interest -- a higher priority than county lines. It can also be argued that there is quite a lot of community of interest between Western Washtenaw and MOST of Jackson County -- large parcels, actually a range of incomes, small manufacturing as well as farming. If one wants to keep all of Jackson County together, then some other urban-rural or county boundary has to give. Otherwise we end up with the same esult as the current lopsided House map.

This is a relatively fair Statewide map and more competitive than the current districts.

This is a fair statewide map. It includes several seats that would be competitive for both parties.

Although all the maps have a Republican bias, this is a fair statewide map. There are several seats that would be competitive for both parties.

This is one of the fairer maps.

This map needlessly divides up parts of Jackson county.

This map keeps our neighboring communities together. I like it.

This is the better of the 2 maps presented. It mostly keeps our Jackson County community united. Would like to include our valued Waterloo and Grass Lake communities, though!

The Szetela Congressional map is one of the best. It has done a good job respecting the communities of interest and providing evenly populated voting districts and allows for the majority of voters to be represented.

The Sztetela map offers fair voting districts and keeps more of the communities of interest together and complies with the voting rights act. This so much better than the current map.

This map seems to combine the best parts of Birch and Chestnut and appears to be a fair map.

By far the best example of keeping our communities of interst intact with the exception of the loss of our communies to the east, Grass Lake and Waterloo are more involved in Jackson County than Washtenaw, many may work in Ann Arbor, but live in Jackson County because they relate to the values and interests of a more rural lifestyle.

This map has fair distribution and meets population criteria. I like the fact that it links communities east and west along the I-94 corridor.

This map is good for the tri-cities, however, Hemlock, Nelson, and Brant should be with district 8 too.

For decades the west coast has suffered from representation with little or no interest in environmental concerns. The proposed District 3 will give those dedicated to improving natural water resources an active voice in congress.

District 11 looks the best in this and similar maps.

The 7th District is a good fair map that keeps Livingston County whole.