Bill > HB333

This bill requires that elected county sheriffs or other principal law enforcement officers in Montana be elected only on a nonpartisan basis, rather than a partisan basis. The bill amends several sections of Montana's statutes to specify that local government elections, including for the position of county sheriff, must be conducted on a nonpartisan basis, except as otherwise provided in the new section added by this bill. This change aims to make the election of county sheriffs a nonpartisan process, rather than one tied to political party affiliation.