The redistricting wrangling is now over. The Commission has made its decision, will formally file the legislative district structure, and the 2024 elections will move forward. For the sixth time that the difficult and politicallycharged redistricting process has been handled by the Commission created by the 1972 Constitutional Convention — ConCon.

Montana’s redistricting process over 50 years has stood the test of time. The Commission created by the ConCon called for four partisan members appointed by the legislative leaders of both parties. Those four would pick a fifth as chair and...