Election day is November 3, 2026. The Public Service Commission race sits far enough down the ballot that people vote the top of the page and stop. Here is where to look and how to make sure your ballot counts.
The Montana Secretary of State's My Voter Page shows your registration status, your polling place, your absentee status, and a sample ballot for your precinct.
Look for Public Service Commissioner, District 1, below the federal and statewide offices and below the legislative races. It is easy to skip. If you vote nothing else on the bottom half of the page, vote that line.
VERIFY BEFORE PUBLISHING: confirm each date below against the Montana Secretary of State and your county election office before this page goes live, and replace the placeholders.
PLACEHOLDER: regular registration deadline. Montana also allows late registration at your county election office, including on election day itself. Confirm both with the county.
PLACEHOLDER: date ballots are mailed, and the deadline to request one. Once you are on the absentee list you stay on it, so check that your address is current.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. A mailed ballot must be received by the close of polls, not postmarked by it, so after late October it is safer to hand it in than to mail it.
You can return a voted ballot to your county election office or to any polling place in your county on election day. If you are not certain your signature on file matches the one you sign with now, call the county before you send it. A signature mismatch is the most common reason a ballot gets set aside, and it can be fixed if you hear about it in time.
In much of District 1 the county seat is a long drive from where people live, and for voters on reservation land that drive is often the whole barrier. Three things are worth knowing.
Satellite offices let people register and vote closer to home. PLACEHOLDER: list the locations and open hours confirmed for 2026 on Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Northern Cheyenne and Crow.
Organized ballot collection helps voters without a vehicle or a reliable mail route return a ballot on time. PLACEHOLDER: confirm the current rules and who is organizing collection in each community.
If the drive is the obstacle, tell us. The campaign will help arrange rides, and knowing where the gaps are is useful to us long after this election.
The Public Service Commission race sits far enough down the ballot that people miss it. Check your registration, find your polling place, and know where to look on the page.
