Montana State and Local Government

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Montana

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2004 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 535)
1990 Census:	799,065	(0.32% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	905,316	(0.32% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	698,260
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	668,000
Capital:	Helena

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States Alphabetically Current Montana Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Montana
	Organized as a Territory: 26 May 1864. 13 Stat. 85: previously, part of Idaho Territory
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 8 November 1889 upon Proclamation by President Benjamin Harrison
	The 41st state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: WEST
	Region: Intermountain
	Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 22 February 1889 [25 Stat. 676: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]

• 1st (1889-1973) [Adopted: 17 August 1889 Convention convened, 4 July 1889, Ratified: 1 October 1889 ratified by a vote of 24,676 to 2,274; effective upon Admission, 8 November 1889]

• 2nd (1973--) [Adopted: 22 March 1972 Convention convened, 17 January 1972, Ratified: 6 June 1972 effective, 1 July 1973]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.
	• Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
	• Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
	• Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
	• Superintendent of Public Instruction: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• district [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States


Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
	Montana Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• 13-1-104. Times for holding general elections. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), a general election must be held throughout the state in every even-numbered year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November .... [Montana Code Annotated]
Presidential Primary All States
	• 13-10-401. ... a presidential preference primary election will be held on the same day as the primary provided for in 13-1-107 [the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June]. [Montana Code Annotated]
State Primary All States
	• 13-1-107. Times for holding primary elections. (1) On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the general election provided for in 13-1-104(1), a primary election shall be held throughout the state. [Montana Code Annotated]
Polling times All States
	• 13-1-106. Time of opening and closing of polls for all elections -- exceptions. (1) Polls must be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., except polling places having fewer than 200 registered electors, which must be open from noon to 8 p.m. .... [Montana Code Annotated]

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• Montana Constitution
Election Authority
	• Montana Secretary of State
Legislature
	• Montana State Legislature
Democratic
	• Montana Democratic Party
Republican
	• Montana Republican Party
Third Party
	• Montana Green Party
	• Montana Libertarian Party
	• The Constitution Party of Montana Effective 2006 the Montana affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party.
Media & others
	• Bigfork Eagle
	• Billings Gazette
	• DC's Political Report - Montana
	• Great Falls Tribune
	• Havre Daily News
	• KPAX TV - CBS - Missoula
	• KRTV TV - CBS - Great Falls
	• KTVQ TV - CBS - Billings
	• KUFM - Montana Public Radio - Missoula
	• KURL TV - NBC - Billings
	• KXLF TV - CBS - Butte
	• KXLH TV - CBS - Helena
	• Laurel Outlook (Weekly)
	• Lewistown News-Argus
	• Liberty County Times
	• Missoulian News Online - Western Montana
	• Montana Forum
	• Politics1.com - Montana
	• Ravalli Republic - Hamilton
	• The Billings Outpost
	• The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
	• The Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell
	• The Independent Record - Helena
	• The Leader Advertiser - Polson
	• The Montana Standard - Butte
	• The Whitefish Pilot
	• Tobacco Valley News