The last time Montana sent two members to Congress, the east-west line fell well to the east of Helena, Bozeman and Kalispell. To balance today’s populations, the line has to shift west.

After hours of back and forth, Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission did not produce a tentative final map splitting Montana into two congressional districts on Thursday as planned.

After pushing back the decision twice, the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission chose the final tentative congressional map on Thursday.

Redistricting Commission Chair Maylinn Smith broke with Democrats to pass Montana’s legislative map on Saturday, marking the end of over three years of work from the commission.