On April 4, the Montana Senate passed SB 408 by a vote of 28-22. This is the bill to provide that in 2014, the voters will be asked if they want a top-two primary system. All Republicans voted for the bill except for one; all Democrats voted against it. Thanks to Mike Fellows for this news.
This bill still has a 3rd reading on Friday before moving over to the Montana house.
One Republican, Ron Arthun, is recorded as voting against HB-408.
Senator Arthun is chair of the Senate State Administration, where SB 408 should have been heard instead of Public Health.
Yea 🙂
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
NO junk primaries.
One election day.
I wonder what Chuck Baldwin thinks about this?
The Montana Democrats are working on a plan to stop those bills on third reading, including SB 408, today in the Montana Senate.
. The event will be front page news in Montana newspapers tomorrow.