A longtime Montana Districting and Apportionment Commissioner has resigned ahead of the final push to draw new legislative districts. Former Superintendent of Public Instruction, Denise Juneau, will fill the seat.
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One of the Democrats on Montana’s redistricting panel stepped down this week for health reasons, and is being replaced by former Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau.
With the political stakes high, the state’s redistricting commission is grappling with questions of proportionality and competitiveness as it draws a new map for the next decade.
The hearing was one of seven initial hearings scheduled for this September as the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission enters the third phase of the redistricting process.