Allow supreme court justices to use partisan affiliation

This bill would allow candidates for Montana's Supreme Court to indicate their political party affiliation on nomination forms and have that affiliation appear on primary and general election ballots. It also permits these candidates to publicly announce their party affiliation or campaign endorsements during their campaigns. The changes would modify existing election laws to treat Supreme Court races as partisan elections, requiring party names to appear next to candidates' names on ballots. This legislation directly affects judicial candidates, election administrators, and voters by altering how Supreme Court races are conducted and presented.