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MontanaSB 49069th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Senate

Revise election laws regarding late registration

Sponsored By: Mike Cuffe (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Elections

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

More time to register and vote

You can register or update your voter registration after the regular deadline. For most elections, the county election administrator must receive and verify your registration by noon the day before election day. For federal elections, you can finish late registration before close of business on Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, or before noon on election day. If you register late, you must pick up your ballot at a place named by the county election administrator. For school elections run by a school clerk, get a verification document from the county election administrator and give it to the school clerk to get your ballot. You may return your ballot before election day to a location named by the county or school clerk, or on election day to the election office or any polling place in your county (for school elections, any polling place in the school district).

Limits on changing registration after ballot

If you already got a ballot, you can change your registration only if your original voted ballot has not been received by the election office or school district. The county or school district must mark that original ballot as void in the statewide voter registration system before the change.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mike Cuffe

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Curtis Cochran

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 231 • No: 117

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 58 • No: 41

House vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 58 • No: 42

Senate vote • 3/6/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 33 • No: 16

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

AMD-SB0490.001.002 Vance D/PASS

Yes: 49 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

Do Pass As Amended

Yes: 33 • No: 17

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/8/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/5/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/25/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    4/25/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/13/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/11/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading

    4/11/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading

    4/10/2025House

  10. Committee Report

    3/28/2025House

  11. Committee Executive Action

    3/28/2025House

  12. Hearing

    3/20/2025House

  13. 1st Reading

    3/17/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee

    3/17/2025House

  15. Transmitted to House

    3/7/2025Senate

  16. 3rd Reading

    3/6/2025Senate

  17. 2nd Reading

    3/5/2025Senate

  18. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend

    3/5/2025Senate

  19. Committee Report

    3/3/2025Senate

  20. Committee Executive Action

    3/1/2025Senate

  21. Hearing

    3/1/2025Senate

  22. Hearing Canceled

    2/27/2025Senate

  23. Hearing

    2/26/2025Senate

  24. Referred to Committee

    2/26/2025Senate

  25. 1st Reading

    2/26/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/12/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    3/5/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/3/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/25/2025

    PDF

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