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Montana House rejects bill to make judicial races partisan after extended floor clash
Summary
Representative Millett's Senate Bill 42, which would allow partisan nominations and partisan labels in judicial elections, failed on the House floor after lengthy debate about politicizing the judiciary and alternatives like merit-based selection.
Senate Bill 42, as presented on the House floor April 1 by Representative Millett, would change judicial-selection rules to allow partisan nominations and to place partisan labels on judicial primary ballots, while permitting judicial candidates to appear as independents in the general election under a reduced signature threshold.
The proposal prompted an extensive floor debate.…
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