Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB498: Revise election laws related to preparation procedures for primary elections
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising preparation procedures for primary elections; amending section 1310-311, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING PREPARATION PROCEDURES FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 1310-311, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 13-10-311, MCA, is amended to read: "13-10-311. Election judges' duties when preparing for count. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, election judges at the primary election shall prepare for a count of votes in the manner prescribed in 13-15-201. (2) In preparing for a count, the election judges (b)(a) reconcile the total number of party ballots and the separate total number of other ballots used at the election with the number of electors voting. Any discrepancies in the reconciliations must be handled as provided in 13-15-201. (c)(b) list each party's candidates separately in the tally books; and (d)(c) bundle the voted ballots for each party separately for return to the election administrator. The unvoted ballots must be bundled in accordance with rules established pursuant to 13-12-202. (3) In counties where ballots are solely counted by hand, election judges shall separate the ballots for each political party and count each party's ballots separately." Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 498 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, SB 498, originated in the Senate. ___________________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ___________________________________________ …
Sponsors
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Edwards, Becky (D, 61)
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): 82 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 88 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB498?
- SB498 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws related to preparation procedures for primary elections.
- What does SB498 do?
- In its own words: An act revising preparation procedures for primary elections; amending section 1310-311, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB498?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB498?
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB498?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1478
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