Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB490: Revise election laws regarding late registration
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising late voter registration; revising the days and times an elector may register late, change the elector's voter registration information, and vote in a federal election; and amending sections 13-2-304 and 13-21-104, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LATE VOTER REGISTRATION; REVISING THE DAYS AND TIMES AN ELECTOR MAY REGISTER LATE, CHANGE THE ELECTOR'S VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION, AND VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 13-2-304 AND 13-21-104, MCA. Section 1. Section 13-2-304, MCA, is amended to read: "13-2-304. Late registration -- late changes. (1) Except as provided in 13-21-104 and subsection (2) subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the following provisions apply: (a) An elector may register or change the elector's voter registration information after the close of regular registration as provided in 13-2-301 and vote in the election if the election administrator in the county where the elector resides receives and verifies the elector's voter registration information prior to noon the day before the election. (b) Except as provided in 13-2-514(2)(a) and subsection (1)(c) of this section, an elector who registers or changes the elector's voter information pursuant to this section may vote in the election if the elector obtains the ballot from the location designated by the county election administrator. (c) With respect to an elector who registers late pursuant to this section for a school election conducted by a school clerk, the elector may vote in the election only if the elector obtains from the county election administrator a document, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, …
Sponsors
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Cochran, Curtis (R, 90)
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 (April 11, 2025): 58 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 58 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 33 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 5, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- AMD-SB0490.001.002 Vance D/PASS (March 5, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB490?
- SB490 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws regarding late registration.
- What does SB490 do?
- In its own words: An act revising late voter registration; revising the days and times an elector may register late, change the elector's voter registration information, and vote in a federal election; and amending sections 13-2-304 and 13-21-104, mca.
- What is the status of SB490?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB490?
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB490?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0182
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