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Committee tables bill that would allow temporary pause in tabulation after debate over polling cutoffs
Summary
House Bill 187, which would remove the continuous tabulation requirement added in 2023 and permit a temporary pause in releasing results under certain conditions, failed final passage in committee and was tabled after debate over whether the measure would prohibit issuing ballots after polls close.
Ms. Power, committee staff, told the House State Administration Committee that House Bill 187, sponsored by Representative Carter, "would remove the continuous tabulation requirement that was added in 2023." She said committee members had received a letter from Yellowstone County and that two amendments were distributed to the committee the morning of executive action.
Vice Chair Cordon moved to postpone consideration to a future date, saying he had not had time to review a new amendment; that motion failed on a roll call. The sponsor offered an amendment…
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