Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB220: Generally revise election laws and procedures
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act revising elections procedures on indian reservations; requiring at least one permanent satellite office selected by each federally recognized indian tribe in consultation with county officials; requiring precinct polling place notices to include locations in indian reservations; authorizing the use of a nontraditional address as an elector's residential address for the purposes of voter registration and voting; amending sections 13-2-110, 13-3-105, 13-13-114, 13-13-201, 13-15-107, and 13-19-307, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REVISING ELECTIONS PROCEDURES ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS; REQUIRING AT LEAST ONE PERMANENT SATELLITE OFFICE SELECTED BY EACH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE IN CONSULTATION WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS; REQUIRING PRECINCT POLLING PLACE NOTICES TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS IN INDIAN RESERVATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A NONTRADITIONAL ADDRESS AS AN ELECTOR'S RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTING; AMENDING SECTIONS 13-2-110, 13-3-105, 13-13-114, 13-13-201, 13-15-107, AND 13-19-307, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Permanent reservation satellite election offices. (1) For the purposes of state and federal elections, a county shall establish at least one satellite election office within the boundaries of an Indian reservation located within that county, unless the tribe, in consultation with the county, determines that a satellite office is unnecessary. The tribal government of a federally recognized Indian tribe may select at least one satellite election office location within the boundaries of the Indian reservation, or if the tribe does not have a reservation, in a location that would best serve the members of the tribe. (2) The satellite election office required in subsection (1) must be open no later than within 7 days of the start of regular voter registration. The tribal government may set the days …
Sponsors
- Windy Boy, Jonathan (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Elections, Indians
Common questions
- What is SB220?
- SB220 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise election laws and procedures.
- What does SB220 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act revising elections procedures on indian reservations; requiring at least one permanent satellite office selected by each federally recognized indian tribe in consultation with county officials; requiring precinct polling place notices to include locations in indian reservations; authorizing the use of a nontraditional address as an elector's residential address for the purposes of voter registration and voting; amending sections 13-2-110, 13-3-105, 13-13-114, 13-13-201, 13-15-107, and 13-19-307, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of SB220?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB220?
- Windy Boy, Jonathan (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for SB220?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1349
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