Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB380: Revise meeting date for presidential electors to align with federal law
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the date for the meeting of presidential electors to align with the federal electoral count act; amending section 13-25-307, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE DATE FOR THE MEETING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS TO ALIGN WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTORAL COUNT ACT; AMENDING SECTION 13-25-307, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 13-25-307, MCA, is amended to read: "13-25-307. Elector voting. (1) The electors shall meet in Helena at 2 p.m. on the first Monday Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. (2) After all vacant positions have been filled pursuant to 13-25-306, the secretary of state shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice presidential ballots with the elector's vote for the office of president and vice president, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name. (3) Unless otherwise provided by law, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the secretary of state, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under 13-25-304 or 13-25-306(3). Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary of state may not accept and may not count either an elector's presidential or vice presidential ballot if the elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's pledge. (4) An elector who refuses to …
Sponsors
- Thiel, Morgan (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
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): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is HB380?
- HB380 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise meeting date for presidential electors to align with federal law.
- What does HB380 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the date for the meeting of presidential electors to align with the federal electoral count act; amending section 13-25-307, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB380?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB380?
- Thiel, Morgan (R, 30), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB380?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2017
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