In Re Apportionment of Tuscola County Board of Commissioners

Following the 2000 census, the Tuscola County Apportionment Commission reapportioned the districts for the Tuscola County Board of Commissioners under MCL 46.401 et seq. In this action, the petitioner raised several challenges to the apportionment commission’s actions. The Court of Appeals upheld the apportionment plan, and the petitioner seeks leave to appeal. We conclude that a districting plan meets constitutional population standards if the total departure of the largest and smallest districts from the average size does not exceed 11.9 percent, even if one district is more than 5.95…