Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB184: Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to elections for precinct committee representatives; providing that only contested races for male or female committee representatives need to be on the primary ballot; and amending section 13-38-201, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO ELECTIONS FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES; PROVIDING THAT ONLY CONTESTED RACES FOR MALE OR FEMALE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO BE ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT; AND AMENDING SECTION 13-38-201, MCA. Section 1. Section 13-38-201, MCA, is amended to read: "13-38-201. Election or appointment of committee representatives at primary -- vacancies -- tie votes. (1) Each political party shall appoint or elect at each primary election one person of each sex, as defined in 1-1-201, to serve as committee representatives for each election precinct. The committee representatives must be residents and registered voters of the precinct. (2) If a political party chooses to appoint precinct committee representatives, the political party shall make the appointments as provided in the party's rules. (3) If a political party chooses to elect precinct committee representatives, the party or (b) elect precinct committee representatives in a primary election, subject to 13-10-209 and subsection (4) of this section. (4) In a primary election for a precinct committee representative: (a) (i) if the number of candidates nominated for a party's precinct committee representatives male committee representative is less than or equal to the number of positions to be elected, the election administrator may give notice that a party's precinct committee male committee representative election will may not be held in that precinct; and (ii) …
Sponsors
- Regier, Matt (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Byrne, Ed (R, 11)
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 27, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 92 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 12, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB184?
- SB184 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot.
- What does SB184 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to elections for precinct committee representatives; providing that only contested races for male or female committee representatives need to be on the primary ballot; and amending section 13-38-201, mca.
- What is the status of SB184?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB184?
- Regier, Matt (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB184?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2165
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