1. Constitutional Citations
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a) Congressional Redistricting:
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None (congressional redistricting defined in statute).
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b) Legislative Redistricting:
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Article IV, Part 3, § 1-A, Article IV, Part 1, § 2; Part 2, § 2
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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None (court)
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: None (court)
House: P.L. 2003, ch. 44 (Sep. 13, 2003)
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, §§ 1206, 1206-A, 1207
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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2
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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2
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4. State Legislative Districts
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a) Senate
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Number of Districts:
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35
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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b) House
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Number of Districts:
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151
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts?
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No
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5. Redistricting Requirements
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a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts
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Apportionment Commission
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b) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Legislative Districts:
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Apportionment Commission
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c) Legislative Committee Responsible for Redistricting:
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N/A
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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Yes, advisory.
15 members: Speaker of the House appoints three. House minority leader appoints three. President of the Senate appoints two. Senate minority leader appoints two. Chairs of two major political parties, or their designees. The members from the two parties represented on the commission each appoint a public member, and the two public members choose a third public member.
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e) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan?
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Yes
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f) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Legislative Plan?
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Yes
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6. Redistricting Deadlines
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a) Congressional Deadline:
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Advisory Commission submits plan to legislature no later than 90 days after convening 2013 session. Legislature must adopt commission plan or plan of its own by ⅔ vote of each house within 30 days.
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Basis for Deadline:
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Statute
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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State supreme court draws plan.
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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Advisory Commission submits plan to legislature no later than 90 days after convening 2013 session. Legislature must adopt commission plan or plan of its own by ⅔ vote of each house within 30 days.
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Basis for Deadline:
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Constitution
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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State supreme court draws plan.
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7. Voting Rights Act Information for the 2000s
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Preclearance Required?
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No
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Justice Department Objection to Plans?
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N/A
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8. State Contacts
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William Brown
Special Assistant
House of Representatives
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0115
207/287-1300
william.brown@legislature.maine.gov
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