Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB105: Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act prohibiting electioneering at all polling locations for all elections from the time absentee ballots are available until all voting is completed; amending section 13-35-211, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROHIBITING ELECTIONEERING AT ALL POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ALL ELECTIONS FROM THE TIME ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL ALL VOTING IS COMPLETED; AMENDING SECTION 13-35-211, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 13-35-211, MCA, is amended to read: "13-35-211. Electioneering -- soliciting information from electors. (1) A A person may not do any electioneering on election day within any polling place or any building in which an election is being held at any location where an elector may obtain or vote a ballot, or within 100 feet of any entrance to the a building in which the polling place is located an elector may obtain or vote a ballot, during the hours the location is open to obtain or vote a ballot, that aids or promotes the success or defeat of any candidate or ballot issue to be voted upon on at the election. (2) On election day, a A candidate, a family member of a candidate, or a worker or volunteer for the candidate's campaign may not distribute alcohol, tobacco, food, drink, or anything of value to a voter within a polling place or a building in which an election is being held in any location where an elector may obtain or vote a ballot, or within 100 feet of an entrance to the a building …
Sponsors
- Windy Boy, Jonathan (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 36 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 77 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 87 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 28 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 27 yea, 22 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB105?
- SB105 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations.
- What does SB105 do?
- In its own words: An act prohibiting electioneering at all polling locations for all elections from the time absentee ballots are available until all voting is completed; amending section 13-35-211, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB105?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB105?
- Windy Boy, Jonathan (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for SB105?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0952
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