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Clerks press for earlier petition turn‑ins; opponents warn new burden on volunteers and electors
Summary
Senate Bill 226 would require petition pages to be submitted to county election officials at least every 30 days after the date on which the first signature was collected on each page.
Sen. Mike Cuff told the committee Senate Bill 226 aims to avoid large last‑minute deliveries of ballot‑petition pages by requiring petition pages to be turned in to county election officials at least every 30 days after the date of the first signature on each page.
County election administrators described the 2024 petition cycle as an operational crisis: Ravalli County Election Administrator Regina Plettenberg and others said several large, last‑minute deliveries (boxes of stapled petition pages)…
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