Montana Governor Signs Bill that Somewhat Eases Ballot Access

On May 19, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB 207. It reduces the petition requirement for non-presidential independent candidates from 5% of the winner’s vote for that office at the last election, to 4%. Ironically this still leaves Montana with the nation’s highest percentage petition requirement for non-presidential independents for statewide office. The 2026 petition for U.S. Senate (the only statewide race up in 2026) drops from 15,985 to 12,788.

The bill also says if the independent petition fails, the candidate get a refund of the filing fee. On the other hand, it bans sore losers from running write-in campaigns.


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Montana Governor Signs Bill that Somewhat Eases Ballot Access — 18 Comments

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