Announcements & Notices
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11 April 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Yellowstone County does not text any of its registered voters. If you receive a text concerning the status of your voter registration, it has not originated from Yellowstone County or the Elections Office. The Yellowstone County Election Office encourages its voters to be vigilant when it comes to clicking on links received via text message concerning your voter registration. If you need to check the status of your voter registration, please use the official Montana Voter Portal at http://voterportal.mt.govor call the Elections Office directly.
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9 April 2024
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGULAR VOTER REGISTRATION AND OPTION FOR LATE REGISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that regular registration for the Federal Primary Election to be held on June 4, 2024, will close at 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2024. After regular registration has closed, late registration will be available at the county election office up to 12:00 p.m. on June 3, 2024. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration form, but you will need to return to the Yellowstone County Metra Park Pavilion on Election Day to pick up and vote a ballot. On election day, June 4, 2024, late registration will be available only at the Metra Park Pavilion located at 308 6th Ave. N. Billings, MT from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by requesting a form for registration by mail or by appearing at the county election office or, on election day, at Metra Park Pavilion. If you have moved, please update your registration information by filling out a new voter registration application form and submitting it to the county election office.
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5th day of April 2024
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 20-3-313, MCA, the following school trustee election(s) will not be held for the following districts in Yellowstone County as the number of candidates nominated is less than or equal to the number of positions to be elected.
- Billings Elem. School District #2 SMD #4 – 1 Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Blue Creek School District #3 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Canyon Creek School District #4 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Canyon Creek School District #4 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Custer School District #15 – 1 K-12 Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Elder Grove School District #8 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Elysian School District #23 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Elysian School District #23 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 2 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Laurel School District #7&70 – 2 Elem/HS Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Lockwood School District #26 – 4 K-12 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Morin School District #17 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Huntley Project School District #24 – 2 K-12 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Pioneer School District #41 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Yellowstone Academy District #58 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT said school trustee election(s) will not be held and the candidates who filed for the position(s) will be elected by acclamation.
If no one filed for a trustee position, a vacancy is created, and the vacancy must be filled by the remaining trustees pursuant to 20-3-309, MCA.
In addition, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the relevant school districts have cancelled the following levy elections:
- Broadview School District #21J – Elementary General Fund Levy
- Broadview School District #21J – High School General Fund Levy
- Elysian School District #23 – General Fund Levy
- Elysian School District #23 – Bond
- Huntley Project School District #24 – General Fund Levy
- Independent School District #52 – General Fund Levy
- Pioneer School District #41 – General Fund Levy
- Shepherd School District #37 – Elementary General Fund Levy
- Shepherd School District #37 – High School General Fund Levy
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28 March 2024
Notice is hereby given by the Yellowstone County Election Administration that the Annual School Election for Schools Districts No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 7-70, 8, 15, 17, 21J, 23, 24, 26, 37, 41, 52 & 58 will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, by mail ballot. Ballots may be returned to the following locations, at the following times:
Location Prior to Election Day: 217 N 27th Street Room 101, Billings (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Location on Election Day: 217 N 27th Street Room 101, Billings (7:00 AM to 8:00 PM)
Electors will consider the following issues at the election:
- Billings Elem. School District #2 SMD #4 – 1 Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Billings Elem. School District #2 SMD #6 – 1 Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Billings Elem. School District #2 – Building Reserve Safety Levy
- Billings High School District #2 – 1 at-large High School Trustee (A) for 3 yr. Term
- Billings High School District #2 – Building Reserve Safety Levy
- Blue Creek School District #3 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Canyon Creek School District #4 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Canyon Creek School District #4 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Canyon Creek School District #4 – General Fund Levy
- Laurel School District #7&70 – 2 Elem/HS Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Laurel Elementary School District #7&70 – General Fund Levy
- Laurel Elementary School District #7&70 – Building Reserve Fund Levy
- Laurel High School District #7 – General Fund Levy
- Laurel High School District #7 – Building Reserve Fund Levy
- Elder Grove School District #8 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Elder Grove School District #8 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Elder Grove School District #8 – Technology Fund Levy
- Custer School District #15 – 2 K-12 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Custer School District #15 – 1 K-12 Trustee for 1 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Morin School District #17 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Broadview K-12 District #21J – 1 Elem./High School Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Elysian School District #23 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Elysian School District #23 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 2 yr. (Unexpired) Term
- Huntley Project School District #24 – 2 K-12 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Lockwood School District #26 – 4 K-12 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Shepherd School District #37 – 1 Elem./High School Trustee 3 yr. Term
- Pioneer School District #41 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Independent School District #52 – 2 Elem. Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Yellowstone Academy District #58 – 1 Elem. Trustee for 3 yr. Term
A qualified registered elector who will be absent from the district during the time the election is being conducted may: a) vote in person in the election administrator’s office as soon as the ballots are available and until noon the day before the ballots are scheduled to be mailed; b) make a written request, signed by the applicant and addressed to the election administrator, that the ballot be mailed to an address other than the address that appears on the registration card. The election administrator's office is located at:
Physical Address: 217 N 27th Street room 101, Billings
Mailing Address: PO Box 35002, Billing, MT 59107
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21 March 2024
Notice is hereby given by the Yellowstone County Election Administration that the following special purpose district elections scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, have been cancelled.
Pursuant to 13-1-502, MCA, if the num¬ber of candidates in a special purpose district election is less than or equal to the number of positions to be filled at the election, the election administrator must cancel the election.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT the following elections will not be held and the candidates who filed for the position have been elected by acclamation by the Yellowstone Board of County Commissioners:
- Broadview Fire Dist. #3 -1 Trustee for 3 yr. Term
- Worden Fire Dist. #4 - 2 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Laurel Fire Dist. #5 - 2 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Laurel Fire Dist. #7 - 2 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Lockwood Fire Dist. #8 - 2 Trustees for 3 yr. Term
- Worden/Ballantine Water & Sewer District -2 Directors for 4 yr. Term
- Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch County Water & Sewer Dist. - 3 Directors for 4 yr. Term
- Lockwood Urban Transportation Dist. - 2 Board Members for 4 yr. Term
- Lockwood Irrigation Dist. -1 Commis¬sioner for 3 yr. Term
- Nutting Drainage Dist. - 1 Commissioner for 3 yr. Term
Candidates who filed in those elections have been declared elected to their re¬spective positions by acclamation by the Board of County Commissioners, effective as of the date of the cancelled elections, May 7, 2024.
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5 March 2024
Notice of Close of Regular Voter Registration and Option for Late Registration
Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the School Election(s) to be held on May 7, 2024, will close at 5:00 p.m., on April 8, 2024. Late registration opens on April 9, 2024.
*NOTE: A district court decided Section 13-2-304(1)(a) of the Montana Code Annotated (2021) violated the Montana Constitution. The Section required you to register to vote by 12:00 p.m. the day before the election. The decision was appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. The appeal is pending. Until the Montana Supreme Court decides the appeal, the prior version of the Section applies. Under the prior version of the Section, you may register for the election by showing up at the county election office up to and including on Election Day; however, between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election office on Election Day to pick up and vote a ballot.
All active and inactive**electors of School Districts 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 15, 17, 21J, 23, 24, 26, 37, 41, 52, & 58 are entitled to vote at said election.
**Ballots will be automatically mailed to Active Electors only. If you are a registered voter and do not receive a ballot, contact the county election office to update your information as necessary and receive a ballot.
Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by submitting a form for registration by mail or by appearing at the county election office. If you have moved, please update your registration information by filling out a new voter registration form and submitting it to the county election office.
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