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Bill would let county election administrators use trained judges from anywhere in the county for school elections

House State Administration Committee · January 17, 2025
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Summary

Rep. David Beatty’s bill would allow county election administrators conducting school-district elections to staff them with any trained, certified county election judges who are not disqualified by MCA 20-20-109(2), expanding the pool beyond district residents; proponents said the change eases administration, especially in cross-county districts.

Representative David Beatty introduced House Bill 125 to allow a county election administrator conducting a school district election to staff that election with any trained and certified election judge in the county who is not rendered ineligible under MCA 20-20-109(2), rather than limiting judges to those who reside within the district. "What we're attempting to do here is increase the size of the pool of qualified election judges who are able to help conduct school…

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