Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB406: Revise election laws related to school election deadlines
Status: Signed into law, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising deadlines related to school district elections; aligning certain deadlines with local government elections held on the same day as a regular school election; and amending sections 13-10-211, 20-3-305, 20-20-201, and 20-20-401, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING DEADLINES RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; ALIGNING CERTAIN DEADLINES WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS HELD ON THE SAME DAY AS A REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 13-10-211, 20-3-305, 20-20-201, AND 20-20-401, MCA. Section 1. Section 13-10-211, MCA, is amended to read: "13-10-211. Declaration of intent for write-in candidates. (1) A person seeking to become a writein candidate for an office in any election shall file a declaration of intent. Except for a candidate under 13-38201(4) or a candidate covered under 7-1-205, a candidate may not file for more than one public office. The declaration of intent must be filed with the secretary of state or election administrator, depending on where a declaration of nomination for the desired office is required to be filed under 13-10-201, or with the school district clerk for a school district office. When a county election administrator is conducting the election for a school district, the school district clerk or school district office that receives the declaration of intent shall notify the county election administrator of the filing. Except as provided in 13-1-403, 13-1-503, 20-3-305(3)(b), 20-3-305, and subsection (2) of this section, the declaration must be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the earliest date established under 13-13-205 on which a ballot must be available and must contain: …
Sponsors
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Veto Override Failed in Legislature
- : (H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : 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
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 72 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 83 yea, 16 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections, Local Government, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB406?
- HB406 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws related to school election deadlines.
- What does HB406 do?
- In its own words: An act revising deadlines related to school district elections; aligning certain deadlines with local government elections held on the same day as a regular school election; and amending sections 13-10-211, 20-3-305, 20-20-201, and 20-20-401, mca.
- What is the status of HB406?
- Signed into law as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: (H) Veto Override Failed in Legislature (July 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB406?
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56).
- Where is the official record for HB406?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3769
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