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Montana bill would redraw appointment districts for four state boards to match 2021 redistricting map
Summary
A bill before the Senate State Administration Committee would update statutory district lines used for gubernatorial appointments to four boards so membership better reflects post-2020 Census population distribution.
Representative Lynn Bennett (House District 4) introduced House Bill 279 to the Senate State Administration Committee, asking the panel to align the statutory appointment districts for the Board of Public Education, Board of Regents, Coal Board and Hard Rock Mining Board with the 2021 redistricting map adopted by the Montana Redistricting Commission.
Bennett said the current statute (MCA 2-15-156) still reflects older divisions and results in an imbalance between the two appointment districts. "As currently mapped ... the Western District, or District…
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