Meeting Materials
Racially Polarized Voting Analysis
- Information on cost/process to obtain racially polarized voting analysis – National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Links from NCSL information
Operating Procedures
- Commission Operating Procedures — last amended July 2021
- Potential amendment on use of publicly submitted maps
Timeline and Hearing Process
- Commission statement on start of 90-day congressional redistricting period — adopted July 2021
- Suggestion for congressional hearing schedule — Commissioner Essmann (updated 8/5)
- U.S. Census Bureau Statement on “Official” Redistricting Data — August 2021 (posted 8/13)
Prisoner Reallocation
- Legal memo: Prisoner reallocation analysis — Legislative Services Division (LSD) staff
- Presentation slides: Reallocating Inmate Data for Redistricting — NCSL staff (posted 8/16)
- Presentation slides: Prisoner Reallocation — Michelle Davis, Maryland
- Summary of Address Information for State Adult Prisoners in Montana — LSD staff (posted 8/17)
- Draft letter to Governor Gianforte re prisoner addresses (posted 8/13)
- Draft letter to Montana congressional delegation re prisoner counts (posted 8/13)
- Draft letter to U.S. Census Bureau re prisoner counts
- Draft legislation: Generally revise laws related to redistricting data
Criteria and Goals
- Criteria and Goals for Congressional Districts — adopted July 2021
- Criteria and Goals for State Legislative Districts — adopted July 2021
Additional Materials
- Legal memo: Representation of the Districting and Apportionment Commission — LSD staff
- 2020 Montana specific Census information — Montana Census and Economic Information Center (CEIC)
- 2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer — U.S. Census Bureau
Public Comments
