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68th Legislature 2023 HB 360.1
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 360
2 INTRODUCED BY S. GALLOWAY, S. GUNDERSON, T. WELCH, F. ANDERSON, S. KERNS, J.
3 SCHILLINGER, T. RUNNING WOLF, S. GIST, G. NIKOLAKAKOS, K. ZOLNIKOV, S. VINTON, L. SHELDON-
4 GALLOWAY, M. BERTOGLIO, L. BREWSTER, G. FRAZER, J. HINKLE, B. LER, A. REGIER, K. SEEKINS-
5 CROWE, R. MARSHALL, E. BUTTREY, L. JONES, D. LOGE, C. HINKLE, G. OBLANDER, J. BERGSTROM,
6 T. BROCKMAN, M. YAKAWICH, K. REGIER, S. HINEBAUCH, M. NOLAND, D. BARTEL, G. HERTZ, B.
7 GILLESPIE, M. LANG, P. GREEN, G. KMETZ, C. SPRUNGER, B. BARKER, J. ETCHART, R. MINER, D.
8 EMRICH, J. TREBAS, B. BEARD, L. DEMING, N. DURAM, R. KNUDSEN
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10 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ALLOWING COUNTIES TO ELECT COMMISSIONERS BY
11 DISTRICT IF THE COUNTY HAS A COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT; AND AMENDING SECTION 7-
12 3-412, MCA.”
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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16 Section 1. Section 7-3-412, MCA, is amended to read:
17 "7-3-412. Selection of commission members. The commission shall must be:
18 (1) elected at large;
19 (2) elected by districts in which candidates must reside and which are apportioned by population;
20 (3) elected at large and nominated by a plan of nomination that may not preclude the possibility of
21 the majority of the electors nominating candidates for the majority of the seats on the commission from persons
22 residing in the district or districts where the majority of the electors reside; or
23 (4) elected by any combination of districts district, in which candidates must reside and which are
24 apportioned by population, and at large."
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-1- Authorized Print Version – HB 360
Statutes affected: HB0360_1.pdf: 7-3-412
HB0360_2.pdf: 7-3-412
Amended: 7-3-412
Introduced: 7-3-412