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The Beaverhead County Elections Office administers the maintenance of the voter registration files, candidate filings, and annually conducts Federal Primary and General Elections, Special District Elections, Municipal Elections and countywide Primary and General Elections. All elections are conducted by the County Clerk & Recorder, acting as Election Administrator, with exception of some special districts and school elections, which are conducted by the individual district.

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NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING FOR SCHOOL AND SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS

Candidate filing for the May 2024 Special District Elections opens on Thursday, December 14, 2023 and closes on Monday, February 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Those who wish to file will need to complete a “Declaration of Nomination” and file it with the Election Office no later than 5:00 PM on February 12, 2024. The following special districts have openings:

  • Beaverhead County Public Hospital District
  • Fire District #1 – Lima
  • Fire District #2 – Dillon
  • Fire District #3 – Big Hole Valley/Wisdom
  • Fire District #4 – Grasshopper Valley
  • Fire District #5 – Wise River
  • East Bench Irrigation
  • Red Rock Water
  • Jackson Water & Sewer
  • Wisdom Water & Sewer

Candidate filing for the May 2024 School District Elections opens on Thursday, December 14th and closes on Thursday, March 28, 2024. School Board Trustee Candidates MUST file with the School District Clerk. Please contact your school districts for more detailed information.

Signed this 7th day of December, 2023
Stacey Reynolds
Beaverhead County Election Administrator

For more information about elections please see the helpful links below

Campaign Finances

For more information on campaign finances, contact the Commissioner of Political Practice:

1209 8th Ave
P.O. Box 202401
Helena, MT 59620-2401
406-444-2942

General Email: cpphelp@mt.gov
Compliance Email: cppcompliance@mt.gov

Candidate Information & Filing Forms

Current Election Candidate Information
FILING FOR CITY, COUNTY, SCHOOL OR DISTRICT

Candidates filing for local positions, such as City, County and Special District seats, must file through the Beaverhead County Election Office.   Candidates must complete and return the proper paper work by 5pm on the day of the Deadline, to be considered for Nomination. School Trustee candidates must file with the Clerk of the School District.  Each candidate for office must affirm when filing, that they meet or will meet within constitutional and statutory deadlines the qualifications prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Montana.

Senate and House District seats must be filed through the Secretary of State’s Office

CANDIDATE FILING FORMS 

Election Calendar
Election Notices
Election Results

STATE AND FEDERAL

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL

DILLON

LIMA

SCHOOL DISTRICT 

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

Maps
Polling Place Locations

Statement Of Location For Beaverhead County Polling Places  2022  Federal Primary Election

Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday June 7, 2022 all Central Polling Places will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M.

All Rural Polling Places will open at 12:00 P.M and will close at 8:00 P.M.

Precinct # Address Location Poll Open Handicap Accessible
1 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
2 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
3 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
4 5 W Sec Corner St, Lima Lima Fire Hall 12:00 Noon Yes
5 5 W Sec Corner St, Lima Lima Fire Hall 12:00 Noon Yes
6 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
7 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
8 11820 Highway 324, Grant Grant Fire Hall 12:00 Noon Yes
9 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00am Yes
12 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
14 715 E Bannack, Dillon Lutheran Church 7:00 Am Yes
17 6715 Schoolhouse Rd, Glen Reichle School 12:00 Noon Yes
19 9753 Pioneer Mtns Sb, Polaris Polaris Fire Hall 12:00 Noon Yes
20 415 Jardine Ave, Jackson Jackson School 12:00 Noon Yes
21 411 County Road Wisdom Community Hall 12:00 Noon Yes
23 64845 Hwy 43, Wise River Wise River Fire Hall 12:00 Noon Yes

Stacey Reynolds, Election Administrator

Absentee ballots and polling place ballots will be transported to the Beaverhead County Courthouse Employee Breakroom on Election Day for a central count.

A counting board consisting of five counting judges will use a DS450 tabulating machine to count all of the ballots.

Sample Ballots
Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Voters
Voter Information

To vote in Montana, you must:

  • Be a citizen of the United States.
  • Be 18 years on or before the next election.
  • Be a Montana resident for at least 30 days before the next election. 

Must NOT:

  •  Be a convicted felon serving a sentence in a penal institution.
  •  Have been judged in a court of law to be of unsound mind.

The Beaverhead County Election office is located in the County Courthouse in the Clerk & Recorders Office.
Open Monday – Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Phone 406-683-3720

CONTACT DIRECTORY

Name/Title Position Phone Email
Stacey Reynolds Elections Administrator (406) 683-3720 Email

FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

HELPFUL LINKS

Contact Info

Office Hours

MON – FRI: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Phone Number

(406) 683-3720

FAX

(406) 683-3781

Address

2 South Pacific Street, Suite 3
Dillon, MT 59725