From the Associated Press — Michigan’s top election official and its redistricting panel are asking the state Supreme Court for more time to adopt new congressional and legislative maps, pointing to delayed census data. The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks a January 25 deadline, nearly three months later than the November 1 date set in the state constitution. Due to pandemic-related setbacks, the
U.S. Census Bureau isn’t expected to release redistricting data until August and it might not be available in an easy-to-use format until September 30. Lawyers say if final data is available earlier, the commission will try to approve maps before January 25.
