Candidate filing period for city elections shortened

Candidate filing period for city elections shortened

Due to a recent change in state law, the candidate filing period for municipal offices has been shortened.

Municipal Election Filing Date Changes – Daniels County Leader Website

Most of the seats on Scobey and Flaxville municipal councils are up for election or vacant this year. House Bill 207 affecting new dates around filing for municipal elections was recently signed into law by the Governor. The immediate effect of HB 207 is that the candidate filing opening date for the municipal primary changes from 145 days to 105 days, and the filing deadline changes from 85

Candidate filing period shortened for municipal elections

EBS STAFF A new law in Montana will shorten the timeframe for filing as a municipal candidate to three weeks, between May 27 and June 11. The previous filing period was April 17 to June 16. Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan, Three Forks and West Yellowstone will elect city commissioners and councils on Nov. 4. Interested candidates