Apportionment Commission meetings decide 2022-2031 County Commission representation

Approved 9-District Reapportionment Plan - links to Washtenaw County Clerk's site

Adopted November 8, 2021

• Map (PDF)
• Map (Interactive)
  • Select map titled: "9 Districts - Adopted Plan Effective through 2032"
• Resolution
• Media Release

Residents of Washtenaw County are represented at the Washtenaw Country Board of Commissioners by nine elected county commisioners. That's one commissioner per 41,000 residents, about the State average.

After each ten year National Census we're given the opportunity to revise the number and boundaries of representation at every level, from local to national.  Locall population data is reviewed by the five member 2021 Washtenaw County Apportionment Commission.  The board met from June 21st through November 15th, 2021.

Washtenaw County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum recommended a slight modification to the existing 9 member commission districts.  This and nine alternative maps were discussed at the October 18th Apportionment Board meeting.  In the end, his modification was modified. 

2022-2031 Apportionment Commission Meetings resources (Apportionment Commission Data)

Apportionment Commission info:

• Members, Meetings, Map of 2021-2021 Districts, Process, Public Input instructions,

Apportionment Commission members

• Lawrence Kestenbaum (Chairperson), Washtenaw County Clerk & Register of Deeds

• David Frey (Vice Chairperson), Washtenaw County Republican Party Chair

• Catherine McClary, Washtenaw County Treasurer

• Eli Savit, Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney

• Chris Savage, Washtenaw County Democratic Party Chair

The Dirty Details of Decision

• Link to page containing all ten proposed Apportionment Plans & Maps
• Washtenaw County 2020 Total Population by Census Block 
• Washtenaw County 2020 Total Population by City/Township/Village
• Heat Map: Washtenaw County 2020 Total Population by Census Block
• Raw US Census data to be used for re-apportionment 

Timeline for Approval of the 2022 Apportionment Plan

• June - August, 2021: Organizational meeting and planning discussions
• September, 2021: Receive official US Census Bureau population data, hold public hearings, draft maps & plans
• October, 2021: Hold public meetings to consider draft maps & plans
• By November 15, 2021 at Noon: Adopt final plan
• Court of Appeals Order Extending Apportionment Plan Deadline (PDF)

This was the update proposed by County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum

Nine Michigan Counties have populations over 200,000 residents