MontanaMontana voters could record a party preference on registration
Montana voters could record a party preference when registering or add one later, if the bill passed and received approval.
What it does
Voters could choose a party preference on the registration form, and people already registered could add one at any time. Choices include four named parties, another party, or “prefer not to answer.”
Printed precinct voter lists and election registers would show a person’s party preference when it appears in that voter’s record.
Argument forVoters could record or update a party preference on their registration, making it available in their voter record.
Argument againstListing a voter’s party choice on public voter lists could expose that preference to people who view or request the lists.
More detail
The proposed registration form would let voters choose a political party preference. People already registered to vote could add a party preference at any time. The listed choices are the Democratic, Green, Libertarian, or Republican party, another party, or “prefer not to answer.” The bill would take effect upon passage and approval, but it died in the Senate before enactment.
Election administrators would include a voter’s recorded party preference on printed voter lists and precinct registers. This covers county precinct voter lists and registers, including provisionally registered voters in precinct registers. A list or register would show a party preference only when it is included in the voter’s record. The bill would take effect upon passage and approval, but it died in the Senate before enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(S) Died in ProcessDied
- Mar 28(H) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Concur. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 28(H) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Mar 20(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
- Vote recorded be_concurred_in. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
- Feb 7(H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- Feb 3(H) 1st Reading
- Feb 3(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State AdministrationMinor
- Jan 31(S) Transmitted to House
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31(S) 3rd Reading
- Jan 31(S) Scheduled for 3rd ReadingMinor
- Jan 30(S) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30(S) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jan 28(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
- Jan 28(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
- Jan 27
- Vote recorded do_pass_as_amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- Jan 13(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State AdministrationMinor
- Jan 13(S) 1st Reading
- Jan 10(S) Introduced
- Jan 9(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- 2024
- Dec 20(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Dec 12(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Dec 12(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Dec 11(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Dec 4(LC) Draft in Edit
- Dec 2(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Sep 20(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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