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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing with Secretary of State for Non Binding Advisory Primary: Thursday 11 January - Monday 11 March 2024
Candidate deadline with county: Monday 4 March 2024
Delegate Convention: Saturday 18 May 2024
Non Binding Advisory Primary: Tuesday 4 June 2024
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available)31 100.00%31 100.00%31 100.00%
Total31 100.00%31 100.00%31 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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Montana Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Montana State and Local Government

 
 

Rules amended 10 June 2023 from the Montana Republican Party.

Lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump of the ballot. Castro v Montana Secretary of State, Case 6:23-cv-00062-SPW. Declined to grant injunctive relief.


   

Saturday 18 May 2024: Montana Delegate Convention. Delegate Selection: Delegate Selection Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.

  • There is no formal system to relate the presidential preference of the Convention participants to the choice of the delegates to the Republican Convention.

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Montana's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.

Binding of delegates ... to the Republican National Convention. Montana's delegates ... shall be allocated and are bound to vote for the candidates receiving more than 5% of the vote in the Montana Republican Convention in proportion to the percentage of vote received at that primary election through the 1st ballot of the Republican National Convention, if that candidate's name is placed in nomination. [Section B: III. F) 3)]

 

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

There is no party registration in Montana. Individuals who vote in a primary election are given all the parties' ballots, and can choose in private which party ballot they wish to vote.

Tuesday 4 June 2024: Montana Non Binding Advisory Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p MDT (1300-0200 UTC). A polling place with less than 400 registered voters must be open at least from noon to 8 p.m. or until all registered electors have voted. Delegate Selection: Advisory Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary. NON-COMPLIANT DATE

Non Binding Advisory Primary (preliminary)
Excluded from Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
No Preference  
Total 100.00%
 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  The CONSTITUTION of the STATE OF MONTANA
Election Authority
  Commissioner of Political Practices
  Montana Secretary of State
  Montana Secretary of State Elections
Republican
  Montana Republican Party
Media & others
  Bigfork Eagle
  Billings Gazette
  Havre Daily News
  KECI TV Missoula; KTVM TV Bozeman, Butte; KCFW TV Kalispell - NBC
  KPAX TV - CBS - Missoula
  KRTV TV - CBS - Great Falls
  KURL TV - NBC - Billings
  KXLF TV - CBS - Butte
  Laurel Outlook (Weekly)
  Lewistown News-Argus
  Make it Missoula
  Missoulian News Online - Western Montana
  Northern Broadcasting System
  Politics1.com - Montana
  Ravalli Republic - Hamilton
  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
 


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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
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