The Nov. 4, 2025 local elections are being conducted primarily by mail. It’s now too late to return ballots by mail. Instead, voted ballots need to be dropped off at a county elections office or designated polling place before polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

MISSOULA — Tuesday is election day in Western Montana and there is still time to drop off your ballot. November 4 is a mail-in only election, meaning you cannot vote in person. However, ballots that haven't been mailed in can be dropped off in person until 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Gallatin County Election Administrator Eric Semerad tells NBC Montana voter turnout was 23% as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday.But Semerad says that includes inactive vot

November 4 is also a mail-in only election, meaning you cannot vote in person. Ballots that haven't been mailed in can be dropped off in person between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Postmarks do not count, so be sure to drop your ballot off in person.

The final day to cast votes for local government elections is Nov. 4. Voters will choose new mayors, city councilors and commissioners and consider important ballot initiatives. Those still needing to register to vote can do so at their county election offices until 8 p.

Montana voters are having their first encounter with a new requirement to provide their birth year on the back of mail-in ballot envelopes alongside the previously required signature line. The change is a result of a legislative mandate aimed at enhancing mail election security.

In Montana, there are currently three active proposals for constitutional amendments that would require state judicial elections to remain nonpartisan.

Across Montana, election officials are warning they’ve seen a number of voters tripped up by a new state requirement this year: that mail voters write their birth year when signing ballot envelopes.

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A new poll released Tuesday shows Montanans, and Americans in general, agree that political spending, including dark money in politics, has a corrosive effect on government, and lessens the trust in government.

The final day to cast votes for local government elections is Nov. 4. It’s too late to return your ballots by mail, but you can drop them off or vote in person on Election Day. Registration and voting are open until 8 p.