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Senate Judiciary advances bill to let political parties donate to judicial candidates
Summary
After contested testimony, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6–3 to advance HB 39, which would repeal the statutory ban on political-party contributions to judicial candidates and allow party committees to donate within existing campaign limits.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 39, which would repeal the statutory prohibition on political-party contributions to judicial candidates, after a hearing with competing testimony from party supporters and legal and tribal opponents.
Representative Tom Mallett, sponsor of HB 39, described the bill as a repeal of MCA 13-35-231 and argued that allowing party committees to contribute would increase transparency, help candidates…
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