Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB725: Require that individuals may not be a precinct committee representative of more than one political party
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the appointment or election of committee representatives; providing that an individual may not be appointed or elected to serve as a committee representative for more than one political party in the same term; and amending section 13-38-201, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES; PROVIDING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE APPOINTED OR ELECTED TO SERVE AS A COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTY IN THE SAME TERM; 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. An individual may not be appointed or elected to serve as a committee representative for more than one political party during the same 2-year term. (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) if the number of candidates nominated for a party's precinct committee representatives is less than or equal to the number of …
Sponsors
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Manzella, Theresa (R, 44)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 39 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 81 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 76 yea, 22 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is HB725?
- HB725 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require that individuals may not be a precinct committee representative of more than one political party.
- What does HB725 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising the appointment or election of committee representatives; providing that an individual may not be appointed or elected to serve as a committee representative for more than one political party in the same term; and amending section 13-38-201, mca.
- What is the status of HB725?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB725?
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB725?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2527
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