LC 2425 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Require top two primary for certain offices

This bill, LC 2425, changes Montana's election rules for certain offices by replacing partisan primaries with a "top two" primary system. Under this system, all candidates for a given office appear on a single primary ballot, and the two candidates receiving the most votes advance to the general election regardless of political party. The bill amends multiple election law sections (including 13-10-201 and 13-10-202) to implement this change for specified offices, though the exact offices are not listed in the provided text. The policy shift directly affects voters participating in these primaries and candidates running for the covered positions, moving toward a nonpartisan primary structure. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 8, 2024 Last action Mar 30, 2025
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