US EditionMontana Campaigns Get a Head Start on 2026 Ballot Initiatives
MONTANA, JUL 29 – Two Montana ballot initiatives aim to constitutionally preserve nonpartisan judicial elections and restrict corporate election spending, requiring about 60,000 signatures for the 2026 ballot.
- On July 29, 2025, the group leading the effort to keep Montana's judicial elections nonpartisan formally filed a proposal to amend the state constitution accordingly.
- This proposal follows Montana's history of nonpartisan judicial elections since 1936 and counters recent GOP efforts to introduce party labels.
- The amendment would add only three words to the constitution, officially preserving the current nonpartisan system focused on qualifications and fairness.
- Supporters must collect at least 60,241 valid signatures, representing 10% of votes in last year's governor election, before qualifying for the ballot pending attorney general approval.
- If approved by voters, the amendment would prevent the legislature from switching to partisan judicial elections without another constitutional amendment.
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Montana campaigns get a head start on 2026 ballot initiatives
“We’ve done this before; we know how long it takes,” one initiative organizer said. "...This is a constitutional initiative. That takes some significant requirements for signature gathering.”
·Billings, United States
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