Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB129: Revise voter registration laws to include party preference
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing electors to add a political party preference to their voter registration; amending sections 13-1-210, 13-2-115, and 13-2116, mca; and providing an immediate a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ALLOWING ELECTORS TO ADD A POLITICAL PARTY PREFERENCE TO THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 13-1-210, 13-2-115, AND 13-2116, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-1-210, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-210. Standard application form for voter registration and absentee ballot requests. (1) (a) The secretary of state shall establish by rule a standard application form, to be used by each election administrator, that allows an individual to apply for voter registration and to request to be added to the absentee ballot list in order to receive ballots for subsequent elections. (b) An individual may choose a political party affiliation when completing the standard application form. An individual who is already registered to vote may add a party affiliation at any time. (c) The party affiliation list on the form must include the following (ii) green party; (iii) libertarian party; (iv) republican party; (v)(II) other party affiliation; and (vi)(III) prefer not to answer. (2) Pursuant to 13-13-212(3), the absentee ballot application portion of the standard form must include substantially the following language and option: ☐ Optional: I request an absentee ballot to be mailed to me for as long as I reside at the address listed …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 48 yea, 51 nay, failed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 28 yea, 20 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB129?
- SB129 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise voter registration laws to include party preference.
- What does SB129 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing electors to add a political party preference to their voter registration; amending sections 13-1-210, 13-2-115, and 13-2116, mca; and providing an immediate a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of SB129?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB129?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB129?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0256
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