ELECTIONS

Post Election Audit

The Post-Election Audit will take place on November 17, 2022 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse, in rooms 208 and 312. The public is welcome to observe the proceedings and the audit will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel.

2022 Election Results

2022 election results are available on this link to the State or Montana's web site, Silver Bow County election results or by contacting our office at (406)-497-6344 or clerkrec@bsb.mt.gov.

Upcoming Elections in 2022

General Election, Butte-Silver Bow, November 8
- Council of Commissioners, Districts 1, 2, 7, 9, 10 and 11
- Justice Court #1

2022 General Election Candidates

Candidate Filing Information

Forms:

Commissioner, Justice Court, or County-wide Election. Additionally, candidates MUST file a Statement of Candidacy (known as a CA-1 or CA-1a) with the Commissioner of Political Practices. This filing is done online only. Failure to file will render the candidate ineligible for the election and his/her name will not be placed on the ballot.

Please contact voter registration/election administration with any other questions or concerns. Our phone number is 406-497-6344 or email clerkrec@bsb.mt.gov.

Links to Montana Campaign Regulations

VOTING

A sample ballot for your precinct is available on the My Voter Page.

If you don’t know your precinct, legislative district, or commissioner, you can go to My Voter Page to get that information.

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Call, email, or stop by our office to see if you are registered to vote or if you are still on the Absentee ballot list.

Click on this link and fill out the Absentee List Application, return it to the Clerk & Recorder’s Office and we will add you. You may apply to vote absentee through June 6 (Primary election) or November 7 (General election) at noon. After that time, you must vote at the polls on June 7/November 8, 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. (Butte and Ramsay precincts; Rocker, Divide, and Melrose precinct polls are open from noon to 8:00 p.m.).

You can use the Change Absentee Ballot Status form to receive an absentee ballot for a specific election, add or remove your name from the annual absentee ballot list, designate someone to pickup your ballot, or request a ballot due to a health emergency.

You can track when we mail your ballot and when we receive and process your ballot with the MVP application which you can download to your phone or computer. This application is available in the right hand column of this page or by going to sos.mt.gov.

My Voter Page (MVP) – This will work on Android or Apple phones. It is also available for your computer. If you would like to know your precinct, your voting status (active or inactive), the status of your absentee ballot, the last time you voted, download this app. Search “my Voter page Montana”.

Where to Vote

For primary (June) and general (November) elections, voters living in Rocker, Ramsay, Divide, or Melrose will vote in their respective city. Voters with questions or problems should contact the Clerk & Recorder’s office.
In Butte, voting takes place at the former Herberger’s location in the Butte Plaza Mall (3100 Harrison Ave) for the 2022 General Election . Please contact the Clerk & Recorder’s office with questions or problems.
Voters living outside of the city limits who are unsure what precinct they are in should check with the Clerk & Recorder’s Office to see where they should vote.
For information on obtaining an absentee ballot or precinct information, please call 406-497-6342.

Precincts

Precincts 1 through 22 will vote at the the former Herberger’s location in the Butte Plaza Mall (3100 Harrison Ave) for the 2022 General Election
Precincts 19W, 26E and 26W vote in Rocker
Precincts 27N and 27S vote in Ramsay
Precinct 28 votes in Divide
Precinct 29 votes in Melrose

Voting Hours

The former Herberger’s in the Butte Plaza Mall (3100 Harrison Ave) polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Rocker, Ramsay, Divide, and Melrose polls open at noon and close at 8 p.m.