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Montana’s redistricting commission has again kicked the can down the road on picking a final congressional map that splits the state into two federal districts.
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The most contentious debate between commissioners and the public has come down to whether the two districts should be politically competitive and how to define compactness.
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The commission in charge of drawing Montana’s new political boundaries remains stuck in a deadlock over how to split the state into two congressional districts.
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In a few months, Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission will finalize the state’s new maps outlining political districts. To kick things off, they’re looking at map submissions from the public.
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Last week the U.S. Census Bureau published more granular data on Montana’s demographic changes. That information will be used to delineate the boundaries of the state’s two new future districts. The officials in charge of that job met Tuesday to establish an official timeline.
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Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission spent much of Tuesday afternoon debating whether to consider political competition between candidates when drawing the state’s new political districts.
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Montana’s independent commission charged with drawing the state’s new legislative and congressional districts is expected to vote this week on the rules...
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The Republicans and Democrats on Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission are expected to present conflicting plans for drawing the state’s districts at a Thursday meeting.
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The commission in charge of redrawing Montana’s political boundaries this week met for the first time since federal census data revealed the state would regain its second U.S. House seat. Though it’s early in the process, commissioners have different approaches for determining what the state’s congressional districts should look like. Kevin Trevellyan with Yellowstone Public Radio has been following the commission. He shares his reporting with Nicky Ouellet.
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Fresh off Monday’s news that Montana’s gained a second U.S. House seat , Republican lawmakers Tuesday passed a proposal to give the Legislature more...