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Maine�s Political Lineup
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1991 |
2001 |
Governor |
R |
I |
State
Senate |
22D,
13R |
17D, 17R,
1I |
State
House |
97D,
54R |
89D, 61R,
1I |
US
Senators |
1R,
1D |
2R |
US
Reps |
1R,
1D |
2D | |
Redistricting
Deadline
An advisory commission must
submit a plan to the legislature no later than 90 days after
convening the 2003 session for state legislative and congressional
plans. The Maine Legislature must adopt a plan within 30 days of
receiving the
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Who�s in Charge of
Redistricting?
The Advisory Apportionment
Commission creates a plan, but the legislature can alter or
disregard it. The commission has 15 members; the speaker and the
house minority leader both appoint three, the senate president and
minority leader both appoint two, the chairpersons of the two major
parties both appoint one, and three members of the public. The state
Supreme Court will draw a plan if the deadline is not met. The
governor has veto power over both the congressional and state
legislative plan.
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Districting
Principles
Principle |
Congressional |
State
Legis. |
Compactness |
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Contiguity |
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Political sub. |
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Communities |
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District cores |
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Incumbents |
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VRA � 5 |
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= required
-- = prohibited
a = allowed |
Public Access
The advisory commission holds public
meetings, but most map-drawing is done in private.
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Political Landscape
Because the advisory commission
does not submit a
plan until two years
after receiving the census data, Maine did not redraw its district lines
until 1994. The congressional district lines have been almost exactly the
same since the 1960 census, and no big changes are
expected in 2001-2.
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Legal Issues
In 1993, the state Supreme
Judicial Court reapportioned and redistricted the state legislative
and congressional districts upon the Maine Legislature's failure to
do
so. |
Irregularly Shaped
District None. |
Contact Information
Michael Saxl Speaker of
the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine
04333 (207)-287-1300 (800)-423-2900 [email protected]
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For more information:
National Committee for an Effective Congress' Redistricting
Resource: Maine -Overview
EMILY's List Congressional Redistricting Report: Maine -Overview -Maine
Redistricting Chronicle
Glossary
Redistricting
Provisions 2000
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