Come 2014, it’s up to voters to decide the fate of Montana’s primary election system and late voter registration date. The
Montana House and Senate cleared two referendums last week that could
change the state’s voting laws. The measures passed largely along party
lines, with Republicans voting in favor. Senate
bills 408 and 405 are the same proposals that led Senate Democrats to
pound on their desks and shout at the Republican Senate president
earlier this month as they sought to halt legislation’s passage.  Link