Montana Political Parties
Political parties must meet certain statutory requirements
in order to nominate candidates for the ballot in Montana. A party automatically
qualifies for the ballot if it had a candidate for statewide office in either of
the last two general elections and that candidate received a total number of
votes that was 5 percent or more of the total number of votes cast for the
successful candidate for governor.
If a political party does not meet that requirement, it may
qualify to nominate its candidates by circulating a petition requesting a
primary election. The petition must be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of
State
and must include an Affidavit of Petition Signature Gatherer.
Please contact Elections and Government Services at 406-444-5346 to obtain the necessary forms to qualify a political party.
Currently Qualified Political PartiesUpdated 2/10/2012
Democratic Party
P.O. Box 802
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 442-9520
Fax: (406) 442-9534
Libertarian Party
P.O. Box 4803
Missoula, MT 59806-4803
(406) 721-9020
Republican Party
P.O. Box 935
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 442-6469
Fax: (406) 442-3293
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