Katy Fahey started the Voters Not Politicians anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative on Facebook, attracted thousands of volunteers and then also beat a legal challenge from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to get it on the November ballot. If voters approve it, Fahey says one political party will no longer be able to draw political districts that give their party an unfair advantage.
“You actually need two Democrats, two Republicans and two independents to all agree before any line can be adopted,” Fahey tells WSJM News, adding it “is not the case right now.”
Gerrymandering, where politicians draw congressional districts specifically to favor their party, is a nationwide problem. According to an analysis of the 2016 election by the Associated Press, Republicans won as many as 22 additional U.S. House seats due to gerrymandering. Both major parties have used gerrymandering when they have power to re-draw political districts.
