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Bill updates Montana code to match federal change moving Electoral College meeting to Tuesday
Summary
House Bill 380 updates Montana law to reflect a federal change that set the Electoral College meeting date to the Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December; the sponsor said the change prevents confusion among constituents.
Representative Morgan Thiele introduced House Bill 380 as a cleanup item requested by the Secretary of State's office to align Montana law with a federal change that moved the Electoral College meeting date from Monday to Tuesday.
Thiele explained the federal change and said, "If you pass this bill, we will have a Montana code that we meet on the Tuesday after. If you do not pass this bill, we will still meet on the Tuesday after because the federal government requires us to, but we'll have constituents calling in wondering why our state code says Monday when we are meeting on Tuesday." He urged a due pass.
Witnesses indicated support for the bill as a straightforward statutory update. Committee members asked when the federal change took effect; a witness from the Secretary of State's office said the change occurred in 2022 and that the bill is the committee's first chance to bring state code into alignment.
No opponents or informational witnesses raised objections during the hearing. The committee closed the hearing on HB 380 without recording a final vote during this session.
