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Electronic Balloting
The State Bar of Montana uses an online election system. Eligible voters will receive an email with voting instructions in May. If you are an eligible voter and did not receive the instructions, you may email elections@montanabar.org to request instructions to be sent again.
The State Bar will elect a President-Elect; Secretary-Treasurer; and Trustees from the following bar areas:
-- One Trustee from Area E (Blaine, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, McCone, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, and Wibaux counties);
-- Three Trustees from Area F (Broadwater and Lewis & Clark counties);
-- Three Trustees from Area H (Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, and Yellowstone counties)
2023 Candidates
Follow the links for candidate statements.
President-Elect (1 position)
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Frederick W. Snodgrass, Billings
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Antoinette (Toni) Tease, Billings
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Secretary-Treasurer (1 position)
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Alanah N. Griffth, Big Sky
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Unopposed
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Area E Trustee (1 position)
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Albert R. Batterman, Baker
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Unopposed
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Area F Trustee (3 positions)
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Aislinn W. Brown, Helena
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Anna M. Kecskés, Helena
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Brian J. Miller, Helena
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Lindsey R. Simon, Helena
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Area H (3 positions)
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Shane P. Coleman, Billings
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Eli J. Patten, Billings
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Position Descriptions
Board of Trustee (2-year term)
The duties of each Trustee are:
1. To attend each Board meeting, unless excused by the President for good cause.
2. To attend the annual meeting.
3. To actively participate on all committees of which he or she is a member.
4. To regularly attend the meetings of local bar associations within the Trustee’s area and provide reports about State Bar activities to the local bar members.
5. To actively encourage and sponsor formation of local bar associations within the Trustee’s area and serve as a voting member on the local bar association’s governing board (where permitted)
6. To serve as a liaison on the committees or sections to which the Trustee has been appointed by the President. The Trustee will:
-- serve as a voting member of the committee or section and encourage the committee or section to attain the objectives assigned by the Board;
-- attend meetings of the committee or section; and
-- report on the committee or section activities at quarterly meetings of the Board.
6. To accomplish such other purposes as may from time to time be appropriate.
President-Elect (1-year term as President; serves on Executive Committee for 3 years)
The President-Elect is a member-at-large of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee; and performs all other duties assigned by the President or Board of Trustees. Before assuming the office of president, the President-Elect must present to the Board of Trustees for its consideration a proposed plan of State Bar goals and objectives for the succeeding year. The Immediate Past President is a member of the Executive Committee. Responsibilities include: (1) organizing the local bar leadership conference; (2) chairing the Past Presidents Committee; (3) serves as a liaison with out of state Bar members; (4) performs other duties as assigned by the State Bar President or Board of Trustees.
Secretary-Treasurer
The Secretary-Treasurer is a memberat-large of the Board of Trustees and a member of the Executive Committee. The Secretary-Treasurer must confer with the Executive Director and the administrative staff of the State Bar as to:
(i) The keeping of proper minutes and records.
(ii) The general operation of the headquarters office.
(iii) The methods and procedures used in the receipt, collection and safe-keeping of all funds of the State Bar.
(iv) The procedures for disbursement and audit of such funds.
The Secretary-Treasurer must assist the Executive Committee in preparing the annual budget and in presenting it to the Board of
Trustees and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees as to the association’s affairs, as required.
Voting members are active, active military service and judicial members except Supreme Court justices. Only voting members may hold office or vote in any election conducted by the State Bar. [By-laws of the State Bar of Montana, Article I, §3(c)]
A voting member is eligible to vote only in the area in which the member resides. A voting member may represent an area only if the member both resides in the area and either maintains a law practice or serves as a judicial officer in the area. [By-laws of the State Bar of Montana, Article III, §2(a)]
April 3 – Filing deadline for original nomination petitions - download the form below
May 1 – Online voting begins
May 22 – Online voting period ends
June 2 – Votes tabulated
Nomination Petition Form
DOWNLOAD NOMINATION PETITION