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Montana: House votes to repeal law preventing political parties from contributing to judicial candidates

JANUARY 23, 2025 --  Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity, potentially impacting state courts.

Selection

  • Montana House votes to repeal law preventing political parties from contributing to judicial candidates.
  • Nebraska is considering eliminating their elected clerks of the district court.
  • Wyoming is considering keeping elected clerks but providing those elections would be nonpartisan.

Judicial Discipline

  • Montana House committee approves a bill to transfer the judicial standards commission to the attorney general for administrative purposes.
  • Montana approved House bill would prohibit a judge from serving as the presiding officer of the state’s judicial disciplinary commission.

Other

  • Montana House committee approves a bill that sets “beyond a reasonable doubt” as the standard to declare some laws as unconstitutional.
  • New Hampshire House considers impeachment of a judge for his ruling on a school funding case.