Voters to decide if Montana judiciary needs to be more political

Voters to decide if Montana judiciary needs to be more political

Barely a month after the 2025 Legislature, multiple organizations began efforts to put nonpartisan judicial elections in Montana’s Constitution. The groups, which eventually folded together to bring a unified nonpartisan judicial initiative to November’s ballots, were responding to a push…

Keep politics out of our courts and off our public lands

In an era of divisive politics, one thing Montanans agree on is the importance of our access to public lands and waters. These are more than values we hold: they are constitutional rights Montanans hold dear.

In Other Words: One month to vote on three State Ballot Initiatives

With four weeks left until the election and vote-by-mail ballots going out, it’s important to understand the topics you will be voting on. Instead of getting glossed over by the typical jargon, let’s break them down in more basic language. Montana CI-132 Official Description: Amends the Montana Constitution to require that judicial elections remain nonpartisan. In other words: Candidates running t...