Montana State Legislature
2010 Commission
After results from the 2010 Census are available, the Commission completes a Congressional redistricting plan within 90 days. The legislative redistricting plan was presented to the 2013 Legislature for review and recommendations. The Legislature had 30 days to make recommendations to the Commission. Within 30 days of receiving the Legislature's recommendations, the Commission filed the redistricting plan with the Secretary of State to become law. The commission filed the final legislative redistricting plan with the Montana Secretary of State on February 12, 2013. Upon filing the plan, the commission was dissolved.
Although the Commission may modify the plan to accommodate the Legislature's recommendations, it is not required to do so. The legislative plan was in effect for the 2014 election cycle.
The Commission's work plan outlined a tentative schedule to complete its constitutionally required work.
Districting and Apportionment Commission Maps
April 24, 2009
April 30, 2009
May 7, 2009
September 24, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes - Approved
- News release
Materials
Handouts from the Census and Economic Development Center, Montana Department of Commerce
Additional handouts from staff
- Future Commission Decision Points
- History of Legislative Districting Criteria in Montana, 1974-2000 - (See Staff Reports for an updated version of this document)
- Summary of Montana Court Cases and AG Opinions
April 8, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Written public comment- April 8, 2010
April 12, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Written public comment - April 12, 2010
April 19, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Written public comment - April 19, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Materials
- Checklist for Selecting Redistricting Criteria
- Written public comment - May 14, 2010
The May 14 public comments are split into eight files to reduce the file size. All comments were forwarded to the commissioners.
May 16, 2011
- Tentative agenda
- Minutes -- draft
July 12, 2011
Materials
- Commission operating procedures -- draft
- Operating procedures worksheet -- (updated 7/18)
- OMB Bulletin 00-02
- Draft template checklist for deviations
- Editorial on redistricting -- Helena Independent Record
- Public comments
February 17, 2012
Materials
- 2012 meeting schedule -- draft
- Template of checklist for deviations -- draft
- PowerPoint presentation on commission plans (pdf)
- PowerPoint presentation on Communities Plan (pdf)
- Handout on public comment on maps
- Public comments
March 13, 2012 - Missoula Public hearing
March 14, 2012
Pablo Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
Kalispell public hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
March 27, 2012
Butte Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing and map
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Helena Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
April 12, 2012
Lewistown Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
April 13, 2012
Bozeman Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Great Falls Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
April 19, 2012
Browning Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
May 8, 2012
Havre Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submittted at hearing
May 9, 2012
Wolf Point Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
May 15, 2012
Crow Agency Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
Billings Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
May 16, 2012
Miles City Public Hearing
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Public comments submitted at hearing
August 13 - 17, 2012
Materials
- Framework Plan (NW Montana) - offered by Commissioner Regnier
- Link to Tentative Commission Plan
October 25, 2012 -- Conference Call
Materials
- Technical amendments
- s3_0912 - option 1 - Billings area
- s3_0912 - option 2 - Billings area
- s4_0912 - Silver Bow and Ravalli Counties
- Memo: Submitting Plan to Legislature
- Suggested fall meeting schedule
- Public comment through October 9, 2012
- Link to Tentative Commission Plan
November 15, 2012
Public hearing on senate pairings
November 30, 2012
Public Hearing and executive action
December 6, 2012 -- Conference Call
December 19, 2012
Public hearing to satisfy section 5-1-108, MCA
- Agenda - revised 12/11
- Summary minutes
February 12, 2013
- Agenda
- Public comment
- Summary minutes -- draft
In early 2010, the commission adopted districting criteria to use when creating and judging maps;
On July 12, 2011, the commission outlined operating procedures.
- Final Legislative Redistricting Plan (as adopted 2/12/13)
Staff Reports for 2009-2013 Commission
- 2010 Ideal Districting Timeline
- Summary of Montana Court Cases and AG Opinions
- History of Legislative Districting Criteria in Montana, 1974-2000 - updated 2/16/10
- Legal Memo: Criteria for Redistricting in Montana
Other Documents
- Census Proclamation
- Open Letter from Bennion and Vaughey to the Supreme Court
- Summary 2000 Round Public Meeting/Hearing Schedule
- Commission Op-ed on Census and 2010 Public Hearings
- Redistricting article in the Interim Newsletter - October 2010
Useful Documents from Previous Commissions
