Montana HB295 revises laws related to judicial transparency and elections, allowing judicial candidates to indicate their political party affiliation.
Montana HB295 revises laws related to judicial transparency and elections. It allows judicial candidates to indicate their political party affiliation on their nomination declarations. Candidates may announce endorsements but must not state any principles or measures they advocate. The bill also amends the appearance of candidates' names and party designations on ballots, requiring nonpartisan candidates' names to appear with the word "Nonpartisan" if partisan and nonpartisan offices appear on the same ballot. The bill provides an immediate effective date upon passage and approval.
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