Lawmakers consider bill to move Montana municipal elections to even years

HELENA — Later this year, cities and towns across Montana will be holding elections for mayors and other local officials. However, a bill currently making its way through the Montana Legislature could significantly change how those elections will run after 2025.

House Bill 221, sponsored by Rep. Lukas Schubert, R-Kalispell, would move municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years – putting them on the same schedule with federal and state elections. The House passed the bill 57-42, with almost all Republicans in support and almost all Democrats in opposition. It had its first hearing in a Senate committee this week.

Schubert said this move would get more people participating in local elections.

“I think it’s just a commonsense measure,” he said.




https://www.kxlf.com/news/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-move-montana-municipal-elections-to-even-years