Montdana has always had open primaries. Two legislators have asked the Legislative Staff to draft bills to convert Montana to a closed primary state. The identity of the two legislators is not known. The Montana legislature’s website lists proposed bills but does not identify which legislator asked for the draft. The labels for the two proposals are LC 2554 and LC 3237.

There is also a draft underway for a bill to change the primary date to an earlier date. The Montana presidential primary is now in June, very late in the season.