Montana State Legislature

May 3, 2019

Meeting materials

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio / Video Minute Files

Other materials

• Press Release

May 13, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio / Video Minute Files

Meeting materials

• List of Applicants

Other materials

• Press Release - May 10, 2019
• Press Release  - May 3, 2019

August 1, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio / Video Minute Files

Other Meeting Materials

• Presentation slides : Recap of Providence Redistricting Seminar 
• Memo: Application of Open Meeting and Public Document Laws -- Commission staff 
• The Redistricting Glossary -- NCSL
• Census 2020 Talking Points -- Montana Department of Commerce

November 1, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio / Video Recordings

Other Meeting Materials

• Presentation slides: Census update and Montana outreach
• Q/A document -- Census and Economic Information Center, Montana Department of Commerce
• Website for Montana's Complete Count Committee
• 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Person Results for Montana (pdf)
• 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Housing Unit Results for Montana (pdf)

• Draft  2020 Commission Operating Procedures (pdf)
  • Legislative Council Rules, Procedures, Guidelines for Interim Committees  (pdf)
  • 2010 Commission Operating Procedures (pdf)
• Draft  2020 timeline based on 2010 commission schedule (pdf)
  • 2010 Commission Work Plan (timeline) (pdf)
  • List of 2010 Commission meetings (pdf)

February 19, 2020

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio / Video Minute Files

Meeting materials

• Table : History of State Legislative Criteria in Montana
• Commission's adopted procedures
• Draft revision to procedures for commissioners' consideration
• 2010 legal memo on criteria
• 2010 summary of Montana-specific redistricting cases

June 10, 2020

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio/Video Minute Files

The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission is an independent five-member commission authorized by the Montana Constitution to draw the boundaries of congressional and legislative districts every 10 years using population data from the most recent U.S. Census.

Commissioners may not be public officials. Four commissioners are appointed by legislative leadership and have 20 days after appointment to select the fifth member, who will be the commission's presiding officer. Should the first four commissioners fail to agree on a fifth, the Montana Supreme Court selects the fifth member.

2020 Commissioners

Sheila Stearns, Presiding Officer, appointed by the Montana Supreme Court
Missoula, MT
Sheila.Stearns@mtleg.gov

Jeff Essmann, appointed by Senate Majority Leader Fred Thomas
Billings, MT
Jeff.Essmann@mtleg.gov

Joe Lamson, appointed by Senator Minority Leader Jon Sesso
Helena, MT
Joe.Lamson@mtleg.gov

Dan Stusek, appointed by House Majority Leader Brad Tschida
Billings, MT 
Dan.Stusek@mtleg.gov

Kendra Miller, appointed by House Minority Leader Casey Schreiner
Bozeman, MT
​​​​​​​Kendra.Miller@mtleg.gov

Administrative Documents

• Commission Operating Procedures --adopted November 2019, amended February 2020

Background Resources

• The Redistricting Glossary -- NCSL
• Table: History of State Legislative Redistricting Criteria in Montana - Legislative Services
• Table: History of Congressional Redistricting Criteria in Montana -- Legislative Services

Census Information

• Website for Montana's Complete Count Committee -- Montana Department of Commerce
• November 2019 presentation slides -- Montana Department of Commerce
• Question/Answer document , November 2019 -- Montana Department of Commerce
• Letter to Census Bureau from the National Conference of State Legislatures -- May 2020
• Letter to U.S. Congress from the National Conference of State Legislatures -- May 2020
• Census Self-Response Rates, June 8, 2020 -- Montana Department of Commerce (Excel file)
  • Description of 2020 Census Self-Response Rate , June 8, 2020
• June 2020 presentation slides -- Mary Craigle, Montana Department of Commerce

Legal Documents

• Memo: Application of Open Meeting and Public Document Laws , July 2019 -- Commission staff
• Memo: Litigation Background and Districting and Apportionment Criteria , June 2020 (REV) -- Commission staff
  • Presentation slides , June 2020