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Montana legislature

The 2013 Montana Legislature ended on April 24. Montana Audubon served as one of the main voices at the session supporting wildlife and wildlife habitats. For more information on the 2013 Legislature:

• Audubon Legislation. For a summary of all the bills we worked on concerning wildlife, energy, and conservation (the good, the bad, and the ugly), click HERE.

• What's up at the Legislature. How did our issues fare during the 2013 Legislative session? What issues were our highest priorities? For a quick look at wildlife and the 2013 Montana Legislature, click HERE.
  
  
• Alert Program. To sign up for our alert program - so you can help us during the 2015 Montana Legislature and throughout the year, click HERE.

• Voting Record. To see how your legislator voted in 2013 (which will be up by mid-May), click HERE.
  
  
  Over 600 conservationists rallied at the Capitol on President's Day 2011!
  

How to Find Out More or Get Involved:

If you are interested in finding out about specific pieces of legislation, or you want to find out about other legislative issues, contact our lobbyists Janet Ellis (406) 443-3949. If you want to help us in the future: sign up to receive alerts regarding legislation, news and event through our Armchair Activist program

Useful Contact Information and Links:

• State of Montana official legislative website.
  
  
• Look up who your Representative and/or Senator is for the 2013 Montana Legislature:
  
  • Legislature District State Map (click on county or city)
    
  • Legislature District Town Maps (1.26 MB pdf)
    
  • List of current Represenative and Senators

• Contact the Governor's office HERE > >.
  

Voting Records:

At the end of each legislative session, Montana Audubon publishes a voting records; these voting records have been published since 1983. They describe how legislators voted on Audubon's primary issues during the Montana Legislature: general environmental protection, public land, and wildlife and wildlife habitat. Individual copies of the voting records are available FREE.

Voting records can be used as an educational tool for you and your legislators. Please take the time to observe where your legislators stand. Talk to them about any concerns you may have regarding their votes, as well as express your appreciation of votes in your favor. Keep the voting record as a tool to use in the future for you and your legislators.

The following Voting Records are available to download below:

• 2013 Montana Legislative Voting Record - should be available by mid-May.
• 2011 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
• 2009 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
• 2007 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
  
• 2005 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
  
• 2003 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
  
• 2001 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)

If you want a copy of any Montana Audubon legislative voting record by mail (1983 to the present), contact Janet Ellis.

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