Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB399: Revise times for holding primary elections
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act moving the date of the primary election to may; providing for separate ballots; requiring that primary election ballots be counted before school election ballots; and amending section 13-1-107, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT MOVING THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO MAY; PROVIDING FOR SEPARATE BALLOTS; REQUIRING THAT PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS BE COUNTED BEFORE SCHOOL ELECTION BALLOTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 13-1-107, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-1-107, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-107. Times for holding primary elections -- cost of municipal election -- procedures for multiple elections on same day. (1) On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June May preceding a general election held in an even-numbered year, a primary election must be held throughout the state. (2) When a primary election provided for in subsection (1) and a school election provided for in 2020-105 are held on the same day, the elections must be placed on separate ballots and must be counted separately, with the ballots from the primary election counted before the ballots for the school election. (2)(3) On the Tuesday following the second Monday in September preceding a general election held in an odd-numbered year, a primary election, if required, must be held throughout the state. (3)(4) The cost of a municipal election must be paid by the municipality." NEW SECTION. Section 2. Notification to tribal governments. The secretary of state shall send a copy of [this act] to each federally …
Sponsors
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18) · 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) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB399?
- SB399 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise times for holding primary elections.
- What does SB399 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act moving the date of the primary election to may; providing for separate ballots; requiring that primary election ballots be counted before school election ballots; and amending section 13-1-107, mca.".
- What is the status of SB399?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB399?
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB399?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0734
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