HB179

Revise election laws related to inactive voter status

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Montana HB179 revises election laws to clarify conditions for moving voters from inactive to active status.

Montana HB179 amends the state's election laws to specify that an elector's name must be moved from the inactive list to the active list if they appear at a polling place to vote, submit an application to vote by absentee ballot, notify the county election administrator of their current residence, or complete a reactivation form with current address information. The bill clarifies that signing a petition for a statewide ballot issue does not move an elector from the inactive to the active list. This act is effective upon passage.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

50 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Feb 24, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate State Administration Hearing

Jan 21, 2025

10:00 AM

House State Administration Hearing

History

Apr 18, 2025

House

Chapter Number Assigned

Apr 17, 2025

House

(H) Signed by Governor

Apr 9, 2025

Senate

(S) Signed by President