House Bill No. introduced by J. Schillinger aims to revise the laws governing county attorney retention elections in Montana. The bill establishes a new requirement for the general election ballot when the incumbent county attorney is the sole candidate. Specifically, it stipulates that the election administrator is not to include a nonpartisan designation or a write-in space for the office. Instead, the ballot will pose a direct question to voters regarding the retention of the incumbent, formatted as: "Shall (insert name of the incumbent officer), the county attorney of (county name), be retained in office for another term?" Voters will then have the option to indicate a "yes" or "no" vote.

Additionally, the bill includes a codification instruction indicating that the new section regarding the ballot format is intended to be integrated into Title 7, chapter 4, part 27 of the Montana Code. This ensures that the provisions related to the retention of county attorneys are formally recognized within the existing legal framework.