Montana State Legislature
2003-2004 Districting and Apportionment Commission
In Montana, the Districting and Apportionment Commission has the constitutional authority to perform congressional and legislative redistricting. The Legislative Services Division provides staff support to the Commission. The Legislative plan will become law in late winter/early spring 2003 for the 2004 election cycle.
Constitutional and Statutory Provisions
- 1990 Commission Report to the Legislature
- 1990 Commission Update: Old Person V. Cooney et al (5/8/03)
- 1990 Legislative Districts map. With 2001 session legislators identified.
Finalization of Plans:
- Public hearing and Executive Session on: House Pairings for Senate Districts
- November 19 - Hearing on Senate Districts, Helena Proposals Minutes
- Adopted Pairings
- Public hearing and Executive Session on: Adoption of Legislative Districting Plan
- December 6 - Statutorily required public hearing on all districts Minutes
- Presentation to Legislature: January 6, 2002
- Final Executive Session: February 5, 2003 - Final adoption of plan Minutes
Meeting Schedule:
- April 16, 1999 (continued on April 20)
- December 13, 1999
- November 16, 2000
- April 18, 2001
- May 4, 2001
Public hearings for Northcentral Region:
- November 13, 2001: Great Falls Public Hearing Minutes
- November 13, 2001: Great Falls Executive Session Minutes
- November 14, 2001: Browning Public Hearing Minutes
- January 16, 2002: Havre Executive Session Minutes
- January 16, 2002: Havre Public Hearing Minutes
Public hearing for Northeast Region:
- January 17, 2002: Glasgow Public Hearing Minutes
Public hearings for Southeast Region:
- February 19, 2002: Miles City Minutes
February 20, 2002: Lewistown Minutes
March 28, 2002: Crow Agency Minutes
Public hearing for Southcentral Region:
- March 27, 2002: Executive Session: Adoption of Northcnetral and Northeast Regions Minutes
Public Hearing Billings Minutes - May 1, 2002:Executive Session: Adoption of Southeast and Southcentral Regions Helena Agenda Minutes
Public Hearings for Southwest Region:
- May 21, 2002 Public Hearing Bozeman Minutes
Public Hearing Butte Minutes
May 22, 2002: Public Hearing Helena Minutes - June 17, 2002: Executive Session: Adoption of Southwest Region Minutes
Public hearings for Western Region:
- Final Legislative Redistricting Plan: Submitted to Secretary of State February 5, 2003 (Includes descriptions of House Districts and tables on population statistics, Senate districts, and American Indian majority-districts)
- Legislative Redistricting Plan: Submitted to Legislature January 6, 2003
- Redistricting News: January 6, 2003
- Redistricting News: December 20, 2002
- Redistricting News: November 26, 2002
- Redistricting News: November 11, 2002
- Redistricting News: September 23, 2002
- Redistricting News: July 31, 2002
- Redistricting News: June 18, 2002
- Redistricting News: May 6, 2002
- Redistricting News: April 2, 2002
- Redistricting News: March 15, 2002
- Redistricting News Update: February 22, 2002
- Redistricting News: February 7, 2002
- Redistricting News: January 2, 2002
- Redistricting News: December 3, 2001
- Redistricting News: October 31, 2001
- 2000 Census Population Report and Analysis, May 2001
- Primer On Districting And Apportionment Basic Facts
- Talking Points On Redistricting 2000
- The Possibility of an Accelerated Redistricting for the 2000 Round
- Guidelines And Criteria For Congressional And Legislative Redistricting: Adopted April 18, 2001
- Mandatory and Discretionary Criteria for Redistricting (Oct. 2000)
- Operational Guidelines for Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
- Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 00-02.(Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race)
- Proposal for Legislative Redistricting Procedure and Work Plan Update
- Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy Reports (adjusted vs. nonadjusted census data)
