For those of you who like to give to the candidate of your choice, the campaign contribution limits recently increased in Montana.

Now you can give $630 per election for the gubernatorial race. The other statewide races donation limit was increased to $310 per election. The local races are now set at $160 per election.

Here’s the POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS SUMMMARY for those of you playing at home.

Note the part about an “individual” on the summary. An individual must be a human being. Cattle, sheep, and horses are out when it comes to contributing to the candidate of their choice, I guess.

Are these limits ridiculous or what? I’m sure glad our esteemed legislators did not decide to round the increase to the nearest penny, like $310.72.

The increases are tied to the cost of living. Maybe next time they can tie them to price of a barrel of oil?

All statewide races should be set at the same amount, like $400 per election. The local races should be set at something like $200 per election. Since the legislature meets every two years, they can change it if needed, but let’s keep it simple.