Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB8: Allowing online voter registration
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing requirements for applicants; providing a process for adding applicants to the statewide voter registration system; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 13-2-110, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS; PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR ADDING APPLICANTS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 13-2-110, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Online voter registration -- rulemaking. (1) The secretary of state shall create and maintain an online system for voter registration that is publicly available on the secretary of state's official website and includes an application form for voter registration that meets the requirements of 13-1-210. (2) An applicant for voter registration shall: (a) attest to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true; (b) affirmatively consent to the use of the signature on the applicant's Montana driver's license or state identification card for voter registration purposes; (c) provide the information required under 13-2-110; and (d) provide the number and date of issuance of the applicant's Montana driver's license or state identification card. (3) An applicant using the online system for voter registration pursuant to this section is not required to complete a paper registration form. (4) (a) When an applicant for voter registration submits an application under this section, the secretary of state shall compare the information provided by the applicant against motor …
Sponsors
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
Votes
- Take SB 8 from Comm-Smith (March 5, 2025): 24 yea, 26 nay, failed
Subjects: Rule Making, Elections
Common questions
- What is SB8?
- SB8 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allowing online voter registration.
- What does SB8 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing requirements for applicants; providing a process for adding applicants to the statewide voter registration system; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 13-2-110, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of SB8?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB8?
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12).
- Where is the official record for SB8?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0231
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