HB 152 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election laws related to county attorney elections

HB 152 revises election laws concerning county attorney retention elections. If an incumbent county attorney is the only candidate for the office, the general election ballot would not include a nonpartisan designation or a write-in space. Instead, the ballot would present a question asking voters if the named incumbent county attorney should be retained for another term. Voters would then indicate a "yes" or "no" vote. This change directly affects how voters cast their ballots for unchallenged incumbent county attorneys.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill underwent a technical renumbering and formatting update, changing its identifier from LC1962 to HB 152 and updating the sponsor's name to J. Schillinger. These changes do not alter the bill's substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements.
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The bill's title and number were updated from LC1962 to HB 152, and the sponsor was identified as J. Schillinger.

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Jan 17, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
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Jan 9, 2025
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Jan 9, 2025
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Jerry Schillinger
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