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MT SB129

Bill

Status

Failed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Trebas

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows Montana voters to add a political party affiliation to their voter registration when completing the standard application form or at any time after registering

  • Party affiliation options include each political party qualified under state law (13-10-601), "other party affiliation," and "prefer not to answer"

  • Requires voter registration lists and precinct registers to display electors' political party affiliation alongside their names and addresses if the information is included in their voter record

  • Replaces a fixed list of specific parties (Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Republican) with a dynamic reference to all qualified political parties under Montana law

  • Effective date changed from immediate upon passage to January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Revise voter registration laws to include party preference

Elections

Last Action

(S) Died in Process

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

State Administration2/3/2025
State Administration1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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