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the act of drawing new political boundaries, which happens every 10 years in Montana to ensure each house district has equal representation.

a territorial unit for elections. This unit is a subsection of an approved Montana House District as established by the redistricting commission. A precinct is used by political parties to elect precinct committee members. Precincts are also a basis for a ballot style in a federal election, and a ballot style is used to ensure proper ballot rotation. Precincts are also a basis for a ballot style in a federal election, which allows for proper ballot rotation. Ballot rotation ensures that multiple candidates in the same race have their name listed at the top of the contest an equal number of times.

a place where voters of a certain precinct can cast their votes on Election Day, often located in a central area that is easy to access and large enough to accommodate many voters. Voters cannot register at polling places.

an area that is represented by one member of the Montana State House of Representatives. There are 100 districts divided evenly by population.

an area that is represented by one member of the Montana State Senate. Senate districts are composed of two contiguous house districts, and each of the 50 senate districts must also be divided evenly by population.