Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB125: Revise laws related to the conduct of school district elections
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising election judge qualifications for school district elections; allowing qualified registered electors in the county where the election is being held to serve as election judges; amending section 20-20-109, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING ELECTION JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; ALLOWING QUALIFIED REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE ELECTION IS BEING HELD TO SERVE AS ELECTION JUDGES; AMENDING SECTION 20-20-109, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 20-20-109, MCA, is amended to read: "20-20-109. Election judges -- qualifications -- training. (1) Election (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), election judges must be qualified registered electors of the school district in which they serve. (b) If a county election administrator agrees to conduct an election pursuant to 20-20-417, election judges must be qualified registered electors in the county in which they serve. (2) An election judge may not (b) an ascendant, descendant, brother, or sister of a candidate; or (c) the spouse of the candidate or of any of the individuals listed in subsection (2)(b). (3) School election judges must meet the training and certification requirements of 13-4-203." Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 125 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB 125, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. ___________________________________________ President of the Senate Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. HOUSE BILL NO. …
Sponsors
- Bedey, David (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Hayman, Denise (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB125?
- HB125 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to the conduct of school district elections.
- What does HB125 do?
- In its own words: An act revising election judge qualifications for school district elections; allowing qualified registered electors in the county where the election is being held to serve as election judges; amending section 20-20-109, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB125?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB125?
- Bedey, David (R, 86), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB125?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1446
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