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Control of the US Senate will be up for grabs in 2024, and both Republicans and Democrats are keeping a close eye on Montana’s race. How that election is conducted could look a lot different due to new legislation.
The state Senate endorsed previously stalled legislation that would provide for a top-two primary in the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate — an “experiment,” sponsor Sen. Greg Hertz testified. Critics decry a partisan power grab and silencing of Libertarians.
A bill that would eliminate party primaries in U.S. Senate races, targeting Democrat U.S. Sen Jon Tester’s race for re-election, passed the Montana Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 566 would establish a “jungle primary” system, where the top two vote getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the general election, exclusively for the upcoming U.S. Senate election in 2024, with a sunset date in 2025.
The bill would establish a “jungle primary” system, where the top two vote getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the general election, exclusively for the upcoming U.S. Senate election in 2024, with a sunset date in 2025.
An amendment must secure the votes of two-thirds of the 150 lawmakers across both chambers in order to pass the Legislature.