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

June 10, 2020

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio/Video Minute Files

August 4, 2020

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Video Minute Files

August 20, 2020 -- Panel with League of Women Voters Montana

• Agenda
• Video file

May 25, 2021

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio/Video Minute Files

June 10, 2021

• Agenda
• Minutes Log
• Audio/Video Minute Files

July 8-9, 2021

• Agenda
• Minutes Logs: July 8 and July 9
• July 8: Audio/Video Minute Files, July 9: Audio/ Video Minute Files

July 20, 2021

• Agenda
• Minutes Log -- will be posted when available
• 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

Maylinn Smith, Presiding Officer, appointed by the Montana Supreme Court
Missoula, MT
Maylinn.Smith@mtleg.gov

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

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

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

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

Current State Legislative District Boundaries

• Legislator Lookup Map
• Links to 2009-2013 Commission Maps

Prior Congressional District Boundaries

• Montana Congressional District, 1984 - 1990
• Montana Congressional District, 1972 - 1982
• Montana Congressional District, 1966 - 1970
• Montana Congressional District, 1918 - 1964

Administrative Documents

• Criteria and Goals for Congressional Districts -- adopted July 2021
• Criteria and Goals for State Legislative Districts -- adopted July 2021
• Commission Operating Procedures --adopted November 2019, last amended July 2021
• Start of 90-Day Congressional Redistricting Time Period-- adopted July 9, 2021

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
• August 2020 presentation slides -- Mary Craigle, Montana Department of Commerce
• Letters to congressional delegation:
  • Representative Greg Gianforte
  • Senator Steve Daines
  • Senator Jon Tester

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

How To Submit Written Comments document

Written public comments that were distributed by a speaker during a commission meeting are included as exhibits for that meeting. Please see the meeting summary minutes to access the exhibits.

2021 Comments

• Public comment, July 19, 2021
• Public comment, July 16, 2021 (large file, ~7MB)
• Public comments, July 7, 2021 (second file) 
• Public comments, July 7, 2021 (large file, ~4MB)
• Public comments, July 5, 2021 (large file, ~4MB)
• Public comments, June 9, 2021
• Public comments, June 7, 2021 (large file, ~5MB)
• Public comments, May 24, 2021
• Public comments, May 20, 2021

2020 Comments

• Public comments, August 22, 2020
• Public comments, August 4, 2020
• Public comments, June 10, 2020

2019 Comments

• Public comments, November 1, 2019