encourages map submissions prior ….

encourages map submissions prior to July 15 so the maps can be considered before Aug. 2, when the commissioners will release their own district proposals for the public hearings. The commission will be holding their first public hearing in Helena on Aug. 2, per their schedule.

Online resources include:

•General state legislative redistricting timeline

•Public mapping cheat sheet

•Submitted maps

•Regional hearing schedule •Commission website The commission updated its Operating Procedure for Public Map Submissions to reflect its interest in receiving public map submissions during the state legislative process.