The bill amends Section 13-2-220 of the Montana Code Annotated to revise the procedures for maintaining active and inactive voter registration lists. Key changes include the requirement for election administrators to compare registered electors against national change of address files and to send confirmation notices to individuals whose addresses appear to have changed. Additionally, the bill mandates targeted mailings to nonvoters and applicants who failed to provide required information on registration forms, while removing the provision for contacting provisionally registered electors.

Furthermore, the bill stipulates that if an elector does not respond to confirmation notices within 30 days, they will be moved to the inactive list, and the election administrator must verify their address with the secretary of state's office and the motor vehicle division. If verification is unsuccessful, the elector remains on the inactive list until they follow the appropriate reactivation procedures. The bill also includes a new provision requiring the secretary of state to adopt rules for maintaining applicants and removing provisionally registered electors. The act is effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 13-2-220
HB0423_1(1): 13-2-220
HB0423_1(2): 13-2-220
HB0423_1(3): 13-2-220
HB0423_1(4): 13-2-220
HB0423_1(5): 13-2-220
HB0423_1: 13-2-220
HB0423_2(1): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(2): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(3): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(4): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(5): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(6): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(7): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(8): 13-2-220
HB0423_2(9): 13-2-220
HB0423_2: 13-2-220
HB0423_X(1): 13-2-220
HB0423_X(2): 13-2-220
HB0423_X(3): 13-2-220
HB0423_X(4): 13-2-220
HB0423_X(5): 13-2-220
HB0423_X(6): 13-2-220
HB0423_X: 13-2-220