On February 5, 2003, the Commission adopted the final redistricting plan (with some minor amendments). Commissioners Sheila Rice and Joe Lamson submitted the plan to the Secretary of State as provided in the Montana Constitution. Bob Brown, Secretary of State, refused to accept the plan based on HB 309, which had been signed into law by Governor Martz on February 4, 2003. House Bill No. 309 required a plus or minus 1% deviation and the plan had been drawn using a criterion of plus or minus 5% deviation.
Secretary of State, Bob Brown, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment on February 5, 2003 requesting “the court to determine the constitutionality and statutory validity of the Statewide Redistricting Plan adopted by the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission.” A hearing for partial summary judgment on the complaint was held May 15, 2003, at the First Judicial District Court in Helena. Supplemental briefs were requested by May 29, 2003.
Commission – Adopted House and Senate Districts
These districts have been renumbered and amended since December 6, 2003.
- State Plan Overview (As of February 5, 2003 – see caveat above)
- House Districts Map(As of February 5, 2003) regional maps below
- Map with 1990 Overlay
- Senate Districts Map (As of February 5, 2003) regional maps below
- Legislatively-adopted Holdover Senate District Pairings in SJR 23 (April 10, 2003)
- Staff analysis: table of comparison between Commission and Legislative assignments of Holdover Senators and other Senate and House District information.
- Commission-adopted Senate Districts — Pairing of House Districts into Senate Districts and the Assignment of Holdover Senators (February 5, 2003). Repealed by Senate Bill No. 445 (effective April 9, 2003).
Regional Maps of House Districts:
Northcentral Region
Northeast Region
Central Region
Southeast Region
Southcentral Region
Southwest Region
- Gallatin County
- Bozeman
- Butte/Silver Bow County
- Anaconda
- Deer Lodge and Powell Counties
- City of Deer Lodge
- Lewis & Clark and Powell Counties
- Helena
- Broadwater County
- Townsend
Western Region
Regional Maps of Senate Districts:
Tentatively-adopted Regional House District Plans: Maps and Overviews
- House and Senate Districts as adopted by the Commission on December 6, 2002, after the public hearings on senate pairings and the entire plan. The plan was then presented to the Legislature on January 6, 2003 and reconsidered on February 5, 2003 after Legislative recommendations were considered. The February 5, 2003 final-adopted districts were renumbered and amended since the adoption of the December 6, 2002, districts.
- State Plan Overview (adopted December 6,2002 and submitted to Legislature on January 6,2003)
- House Districts Map
- (adopted December 6, 2002 and submitted to Legislature on January 6, 2003)
- Senate Districts Map (adopted December 6, 2002 and submitted to Legislature on January 6, 2003)
Regional Maps of Districts and Amendments Adopted
Northcentral Region, March 27, 2002: Plan 300, as amended
Northeast Region, March 27, 2002: Plan 300, as amended
Southeast/Central and Southeast Region, May 1, 2002: Plan 300, as amended
(see amendments below)
- Southeast/Central and Southcentral Region
- Lewistown
- Fergus County/Central Region
- Glendive
- Miles City
- Forsyth
- Hardin
- Billings
- Yellowstone County
- Carbon County
- Joliet
Southwest Region, June 17, 2002: Plan 300, as amended
(see amendments below)
- Southwest Region
- Big Timber
- Livingston
- Gallatin County
- Bozeman
- Silver Bow County
- Butte
- Anaconda
- Lewis & Clark and Powell Counties
- Helena
- Deer Lodge and Powell Counties
- City of Deer Lodge
- Broadwater County
- Townsend
Western Region, September 16, 2002: Plan 300, as amended
(see amendments below)
- Western Region (north)
- Western Region (south)
- Browning
- Flathead County
- Kalispell
- Lake County
- Lincoln County: Libby and Troy area
- Missoula County
- City of Missoula
- Ravalli County
- Hamilton
Amendments
- Northcentral and Northeast Amendments adopted
- Southcentral and Southeast Amendments adopted
- Southwest Amendments adopted
- Western Amendments adopted: Flathead Co Missoula Co Missoula Area Ravalli Co
- December 6, 2002: Adopted amendments to Powder River, Sanders, Sweet Grass, and Park Counties.
- February 5, 2003: Adopted amendments to Gallatin County, Big Sky, Chouteau County, Missoula County.
Background Maps and Population Tables based on the 2000 Census
- County Population Change (map). Change from 1990 to 2000.
- County Population Change (table). Change from 1990 to 2000.
- Statewide Race and Ethnicity Data (table). Year 2000 data.
- 1990 Districts with 2000 Population Data (map).
- 1990 Districts with 2000 Population Data Insets (map).
- 1990 House Districts with 2000 Population Data (table).
