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A federal court Thursday set a March 4 trial for deciding whether and how to redraw Montana’s five Public Service Commission districts this election year – and blocked the state from certifying any candidates running for the two PSC seats up for election.
At issue are the five voting districts of the Montana Public Service Commission. The commission districts, last drawn into balance in 2003, violate the one-person, one-vote provision of the 14th
Judges heard arguments the courts should step in to ensure voters in Public Service Commission districts are guaranteed one person, one vote.
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says that now isn’t the time to make the state’s Public Service Commission districts right with the U.S. Constitution.
Candidate filing for Montana state elections is set to begin in just over two weeks. However, for people planning to run for the state’s Public Service Commission, there’s some new uncertainty, as a lawsuit is challenging the current district map.