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109th Lineup: 2 D
108th Lineup: 2 D
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The lines in Maine are drawn by a 15-member bipartisan Legislative Apportionment Committee; the legislature can amend the plan and must approve it by a two-thirds vote. The governor has a veto, though presumably that's academic since there would be a two-thirds majority to override it. Under state law the committee sends its plan to the legislature in spring 2003. This arguably violates the Constitution, since the 2002 elections were held within lines drawn on the basis of the 1990 Census. But no one has filed a lawsuit for the good reason that it makes no practical difference. There has been little change in the boundary between the two districts since Maine lost its third seat in the 1960 Census. In the 2003 session, however, the legislature failed to adopt a plan. On July 2, 2003, the state supreme court adopted a plan for the 2004 elections.