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Montana witnesses urge keeping judicial elections nonpartisan as committee re-hears testimony
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Summary
A small re-opening of testimony on SB 42 drew retired judges and long-time civic participants who urged the committee to maintain nonpartisan judicial elections, citing Montana's 90-year practice and concerns about politicizing the bench.
The committee briefly re-accommodated witnesses who were unable to testify during a prior hearing on SB 42 and heard three opponents explain why they oppose partisan elections for judges.
Evan Barrett, a retired civic activist and constitutional historian from Butte, framed the debate in historical terms…
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