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Montana bill would require election administrators to post mail-ballot plans online; secretary of staterole pared back
Summary
A bill heard by the Senate State Administration Committee would require local election administrators to post written mail-ballot plans publicly, allow schools to post plans to school websites, and removes routine date-calculation review by the secretary of state while the office says it will provide templates and technical help.
Rep. Morgan Teal, sponsor of House Bill 527, told the Senate State Administration Committee that the bill would require each election administrator to prepare a written plan for any election conducted entirely by mail and post that plan publicly.
The measure limits the statutory section to mail elections, adds explicit permission for school districts to post plans on school websites, and directs local administrators to post plans by methods listed in statute; the bill text acknowledges one county in Montana lacks a website and says the secretary of state's office will work with that county to publish plans via social media or another venue.
Why it matters: Proponents said posting plans where voters already look will improve public notice and reduce the workload now handled centrally by the…
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