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Senate Bill 108, from Sen. Doug Kary, R-Billings, would allow for an initiative election where voters in a county could petition to repeal or amend a local health board s action.
MT House endorses bill to let public request election to overturn health board orders
The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boardsâ actions.
By: Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-09 19:16:21-04
HELENA â The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boardsâ actions.
Itâs the latest of a series of bills debated this session that would put boundaries around the authority of health boards and officers.
Senate Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Doug Kary, R-Billings, was heavily amended in the House.
MT House endorses bill that would allow elections to overturn health board orders
By: Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-10 13:50:08-04
HELENA â The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boardsâ actions. Itâs the latest of a series of bills debated this session that would put boundaries around the authority of health boards and officers.
Senate Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Doug Kary, R-Billings, was heavily amended in the House. In its current form, it would require an election if 5% of voters in a boardâs jurisdiction sign a petition seeking to undo or amend the boardâs action. If a petition is approved before the order takes effect or within two weeks of the boardâs vote, the action will be put on hold until the election is held.
HELENA, Mont. â One of the priority bills requested by Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, Senate Bill 170, was signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte this week.
The bill, which will require annual maintenance of Montanaâs voter rolls, will protect the integrity of elections, according to a release.
Senator Doug Kary (R, SD-22) sponsored the bill.
Lawmakers believe annual maintenance of the voter list will have a significant impact on improving the accuracy, as well as protecting the integrity, of Montanaâs elections. The new law will require annual voter registration list maintenance, while previous maintenance was held only in odd-numbered years.
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