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Committee considers small change to election-notice timeframe to accommodate weekly newspapers
Summary
Sen. McCamey presented SB115 to move certain election public-notice requirements from 10 days to 12 days so weekly newspapers can reliably serve as papers of record; the Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders supported the nonmandatory change as a cost-saving measure for counties.
Sen. Wendy McCamey told the committee Senate Bill 115 would change the required notice period for certain election-related public notices from 10 days to 12 days to better align with weekly newspapers and reduce duplicate ads and county costs. The sponsor described the change as narrowly tailored to make county election officers’ work more efficient.
Regina Plettenberg, representing the Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders, testified remotely in support and said several clerks asked the association to carry the change. Plettenberg said the bill does not prohibit counties from publishing extra notices if they choose and would reduce the need to buy two ads when publication schedules do not match.
There were no opponents on the record in the hearing, and the committee closed testimony with no recorded committee vote in the transcript.
Next steps: Hearing closed; no committee action recorded in the transcript.
