{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-4.11","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.11","heading":"Commission on legislative apportionment; number, selection, regional distribution.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThe commission on legislative apportionment established by the 1963 state constitution shall consist of 8 electors, 4 of whom shall be selected by the state central committee of each of the 2 political parties whose candidates for governor received the highest vote at the last general election at which a governor was elected preceding each apportionment. If a candidate for governor of a third political party has received at such election more than 25% of such gubernatorial vote, the commission shall consist of 12 members, 4 of whom shall be selected by the state central committee of the third political party. One resident of each of the following 4 regions shall be selected by each state central committee: (a) the Upper Peninsula; (b) the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, north of a line drawn along the northern boundaries of the counties of Bay, Midland, Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo and Oceana; (c) southwestern Michigan, those counties south of region (b) and west of a line drawn along the western boundaries of the counties of Bay, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Ingham, Jackson and Hillsdale; and (d) southeastern Michigan, the remaining counties of the state.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 4","Act Act-46-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess-"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-4-11","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"26a36bcee8034fafee0e190cda4595ce5d23beb61aaf74981d17a5a78348b51a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-4.541","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-4.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}