House bill NO. 360

INTRODUCED BY S. Galloway, E. Buttrey, K. Regier, L. Jones, G. Hertz, M. Lang, J. Hinkle, M. Noland, S. Hinebauch, S. Gunderson, D. Loge, F. Anderson, L. Sheldon-Galloway, J. Trebas, D. Bartel, S. Vinton, T. Welch, B. Beard, N. Duram, R. Knudsen, T. Running Wolf, B. Gillespie, B. Ler, L. Brewster, K. Zolnikov, A. Regier, P. Fielder, S. Kerns, S. Gist, J. Schillinger, K. Seekins-Crowe, J. Gillette, C. Hinkle, M. Bertoglio, G. Frazer, R. Marshall, M. Yakawich, T. Brockman, R. Miner, G. Oblander, L. Deming, D. Emrich, C. Sprunger, G. Nikolakakos, J. Bergstrom, G. Kmetz, P. Green, J. Etchart, B. Barker

By Request of the ****

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT clarifying that COUNTIES may ELECT COMMISSIONERS BY DISTRICT IF THE COUNTY HAS A COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT; AND AMENDING SECTION 7-3-412, MCA.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 7-3-412, MCA, is amended to read:

"7-3-412. Selection of commission members. The commission shall must be elected by one of the following methods:

(1)        elected at large;

(2)        elected by the qualified electors residing in the districts in which candidates must reside and which are apportioned by population; or

(3)        elected at large and nominated by a plan of nomination that may not preclude the possibility of the majority of the electors nominating candidates for the majority of the seats on the commission from persons residing in the district or districts where the majority of the electors reside; or

(4)(3)     elected by any combination of districts the qualified electors voting at large for candidates who reside in each district, in which candidates must reside and which are apportioned by population, and at large."