The MT Legislature is considering a bill to preemptively ban Ranked Choice Voting for every office at every level of government across the state:

• HB 598 A Bill introduced by Lyn Hellegaard to BAN Ranked Choice Voting in Montana
  • Secretary of State's office is ENDORSING this ban bill!
• House State Admin Committee (passed 2/27: 10 ayes to BAN Ranked Choice Voting; 8 nays)
• Next: hearing by the Senate Judiciary:  Date/Time: THURSDAY 3/23/23 at 8am
  • Hearing results TBD
  • You can still comment and Oppose HB598, submit comment here
  • AND/OR contact committee members below

WAYS THAT YOU CAN TAKE ACTION

!! Email the Senate Judiciary committee or individual members:

• Regier, Keith (R) ‑ Chair
• Usher, Barry (R) ‑ Vice Chair
• Gross, Jen (D) ‑ Vice Chair
• Brown, Bob (R)
• Emrich, Daniel (R)
• Friedel, Chris (R)
• Hinebauch, Steve (R)
• Kelker, Kathy (D)
• Manzella, Theresa (R)
• Olsen, Andrea (D)
• Webber, Susan (D)

You can also CALL your senator and urge them to vote no on HB598:

• Call the Information Desk at (406) 444-4800. 
• https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/
• https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/contacting-legislators/

  Regular office hours during the session are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to adjournment on scheduled Saturdays. Callers may leave messages for legislators or acquire general legislative information.

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• Write a letter-to-the-editor!
• Call other volunteers at our upcoming phone bank
• Stay up to date on events and other ways you can help by watching our calendar

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