Do you usually celebrate our nation’s independence with family, friends, fireworks, and grilled food? This year add to the fun by drawing a legislative district or 100 of them to celebrate July 4th. The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission invites you to submit your proposals for new
It is said that all politics are local. That is particularly true when it comes to drawing legislative districts. Over the next year, the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission is going to review and draw maps that will assign Montanans to 100 House districts and 50 Senate districts.
The dividing
“Why do the boundaries of my state legislative district change?” It’s a common question asked about the process of redrawing district lines after a federal Census. A new interactive map created by legislative staff provides easy answers.
First, some background on legislative districts and redistricting. Montana elects state legislators from
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission adopted a tentative congressional map Nov. 9 that splits that splits Montana into two congressional districts. This doubles the representation the Treasure State has in Congress. The public has one last chance to comment in writing on the plan or to testify via
Members of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission are proposing two additional ways to divide the state into two congressional districts. The commission meets at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 30. View Commission Proposals 12 and 13 and comment directly on the maps on the Commission website. Comments are also taken via
In the next few days, a panel of Montanans will decide how to split Montana into two congressional districts. This will double the representation the Treasure State has in Congress. Still wondering why it’s important? Watch this:
The 2021 Montana Code Annotated (MCA) is available online. Published by the Montana Legislative Services Division, these are all the laws passed by the 2021 Legislature integrated into all previous laws that were not altered last session. The web version of the MCA contains the full statute text and
Montana is one heck of a big small town represented in Congress the last two decades by a single person. But Montana will soon have two congressional districts. How would you split Montana in two parts? Give your two cents on one of nine options or propose something different. The
