Campaign behind Montana ballot initiative to add nonpartisan judicial elections to the state constitution submits signatures for November
A campaign group in Montana has submitted signatures for a November ballot initiative that would enshrine nonpartisan judicial elections in the state constitution. The measure would protect Montana's 88-year tradition of nonpartisan courts by requiring any future shift to partisan elections to undergo another voter-approved constitutional amendment.
Key Points
- Initiative would constitutionally mandate nonpartisan judicial elections in Montana
- Montana has maintained nonpartisan judicial elections since 1936
- Approval would create a high barrier to converting elections to partisan system