MontanaHB 72569th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Require that individuals may not be a precinct committee representative of more than one political party

Sponsored By: Lukas Schubert (Republican)

Became Law

Elections

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

How parties choose and fill seats

Parties decide how to pick precinct committee representatives. A party may appoint them using its own rules, or run its own election. A party may also use the state primary, following election laws. When a seat is vacant, the party’s governing body fills it under party rules.

Primary rules for precinct rep elections

In a primary, if a party has the same or fewer candidates than open seats in a precinct, the election official may cancel that party’s contest. The official must then declare those candidates elected by acclamation and issue certificates. A write-in vote counts only if the person filed a write-in declaration by the deadline in 13-10-211(1). If there is a tie, the county central committee decides the winner.

Who can serve as precinct reps

The law sets who can serve as a party precinct committee representative. You must live in the precinct and be a registered voter there. Each party seats one person of each sex, as defined in state law, for every precinct at each primary. You cannot serve for more than one party during the same two-year term.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Lukas Schubert
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Theresa Manzella
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 242 • No: 52

House vote • 4/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 46 • No: 4

House vote • 4/17/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 39 • No: 8

House vote • 3/7/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 81 • No: 18

House vote • 3/5/2025