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Montana’s push for nonpartisan judicial elections stalls as court decides on challenged ballot language and rejected measure.
Three proposed Montana constitutional amendments to ensure nonpartisan judicial elections are pending a Montana Supreme Court decision after backers challenged Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s rejection of their ballot statements.
The initiatives—CI-131, CI-132, and Ballot Issue #6—aim to maintain or expand nonpartisan elections for state and future courts.
Knudsen’s office approved the measures’ language but replaced sponsor-proposed summaries with its own, which advocates claim are misleading.
Lawsuits have been filed over the changes and the rejection of Ballot Issue #6, which combines two provisions deemed a violation of a constitutional rule against multiple changes per amendment.
Legal disputes delay signature-gathering, which requires at least 60,241 valid signatures from 40 legislative districts to qualify for the 2026 ballot.
El empuje de Montana para elecciones judiciales no partidistas se estanca mientras el tribunal decide sobre el lenguaje de la boleta de votación impugnado y la medida rechazada.