The best date, in our mind, would be before the commissions are set up in February. Otherwise, commissions will have to start their work, the legislation will come into place later on, and they will have to restart again. That may, of course, generate additional costs, but also quite a bit of confusion, depending on what time the legislation comes into place.
Again, the transitional provisions that are in the bill provide a variety of scenarios. The commissions' work has to be completed at least seven months before the next election date, otherwise the new boundaries won't apply.