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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Montana
A list and map of counties in Montana
An overview of local elections in Montana
An overview of the initiative process in Montana
Contents
1Counties
1.1County government
1.2Full list of counties
1.3Map of counties
2Elections
2.12023
2.22022
2.32021
2.42020
2.52019
2.62018
2.72017
2.82016
2.92015
3Initiative process availability
4See also
5External links
6Footnotes
Counties[edit]
County government[edit]
Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.
Full list of counties[edit]
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 54 counties, 128 cities, towns, and villages, and 736 special districts. Deer Lodge County operates as a consolidated city-county government with Anaconda.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
County
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Liberty
Lincoln
Madison
McCone
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark
Map of counties[edit]
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections[edit]
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2023[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023
Helena, Montana
2022[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
2021[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021
Helena, Montana
2020[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
Past elections
Click here for past election information
2019[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
2018[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
2017[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017
Montana school board elections
2016[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016
Montana school board elections
2015[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015
Montana school board elections
Initiative process availability[edit]
See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Montana
The local units of government in Montana that make the initiative process available are:
General law cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 97 such cities.
Charter cities, which have the same state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances, as well as for charter amendment. Unlike in some other states, charter cities may not differ from the general law initiative requirements. There are 32 such cities.
General law counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 51 such counties.
Charter counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances and charter amendments. There are three such counties.[2]
See also[edit]
Montana
Municipal government
Other local coverage
Montana
Montana elections, 2024
Public policy in Montana
Endorsers in Montana
Top counties
100 largest cities
Current mayors
Current council officials
2024 municipal elections
School board elections, 2024
Local ballot measure elections in 2024
2024 local judicial elections
External links[edit]
Search Google News for this topic
Montana municipal code library
Montana state government website
Footnotes[edit]
↑U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
↑Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
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