Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB128: Revise county clerk and recorder election laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting county governing bodies from removing election administration duties from the county clerk and recorder during the county clerk and recorder's term in office; amending section 13-1-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING COUNTY GOVERNING BODIES FROM REMOVING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION DUTIES FROM THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER DURING THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S TERM IN OFFICE; AMENDING SECTION 13-1-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-1-301, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-301. Election administrator. (1) (a) The county clerk and recorder of each county is the election administrator unless the governing body of the county designates another official or appoints an election administrator. (b) The governing body of the county may not remove the election administration responsibilities from the county clerk and recorder during the county clerk and recorder's current term in office. The governing body may remove the election administration responsibilities of the county clerk and recorder for future terms of office. (c) The county clerk and recorder may voluntarily give up their election administration responsibilities during their current term in office. (2) The election administrator is responsible for the administration of all procedures relating to registration of electors and conduct of elections, shall keep all county records relating to elector registration and elections, and is the primary point of contact for the county with respect to the statewide voter registration list and implementation of other provisions of …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Committee
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: County Officers, Elections, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB128?
- SB128 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise county clerk and recorder election laws.
- What does SB128 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting county governing bodies from removing election administration duties from the county clerk and recorder during the county clerk and recorder's term in office; amending section 13-1-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB128?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Committee (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB128?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB128?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0255
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