The Yellowstone County Commissioner Meeting held on May 28, 2024, focused on two key policy proposals regarding election procedures and concluded with routine administrative approvals.

The meeting commenced with a discussion led by Ginger, who presented a new mileage reimbursement policy for election workers. This policy aims to ensure that election judges receive compensation for travel related to their duties. Specifically, it allows for mileage reimbursement when judges are required to work at polling places outside their assigned precincts or at the courthouse if it is more than five miles from their home. To qualify for reimbursement, judges must submit a detailed mileage log within 30 days of incurring the expense.

In addition to the mileage policy, Ginger introduced a media and photo/video policy for polling places. This policy is designed to uphold the confidentiality of the voting process as mandated by the Montana Constitution. It prohibits any photos or videos of individuals casting their votes during election hours, although designated selfie stands will be available for voters to take pictures outside the voting process. Media representatives are allowed to conduct brief video recordings only with prior permission and must refrain from interviewing voters inside polling places.

Following the presentations, Commissioner Morse made a motion to approve both the election worker mileage reimbursement policy and the media/photo/video policy, which was seconded and unanimously approved by the commissioners.

The meeting also included the approval of claims and a motion to accept the consent agenda, both of which passed without discussion.

The session concluded with a call for public comments, which yielded no responses, and the meeting was adjourned with a reminder for citizens to participate in upcoming elections.