diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_organization_type.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_organization_type.py
index 4f79008db..1610c1f9b 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_organization_type.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_organization_type.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import os
-from registrar.signals import create_or_update_organization_type
 from typing import List
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
 from registrar.management.commands.utility.terminal_helper import TerminalColors, TerminalHelper, ScriptDataHelper
-from registrar.models import DomainInformation, DomainRequest, Domain
-from django.db import transaction
+from registrar.models import DomainInformation, DomainRequest
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -95,12 +93,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 if request.generic_org_type is not None:
                     domain_name = request.requested_domain.name
                     request.is_election_board = domain_name in self.domains_with_election_offices_set
-                    if not new_request:
-                        self.request_skipped.append(request)
-                        logger.warning(f"Skipped updating {request}. No changes to be made.")
-                    else:
-                        request = new_request
-                        self.request_to_update.append(request)
+                    request.sync_organization_type()
+                    self.request_to_update.append(request)
 
                     if debug:
                         logger.info(f"Updating {request} => {request.organization_type}")
@@ -130,6 +124,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 if info.generic_org_type is not None:
                     domain_name = info.domain.name
                     info.is_election_board = domain_name in self.domains_with_election_offices_set
+                    info = info.sync_organization_type()
                     self.di_to_update.append(info)
                     if debug:
                         logger.info(f"Updating {info} => {info.organization_type}")
diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/utility/terminal_helper.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/utility/terminal_helper.py
index 2149f429a..b54209750 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/utility/terminal_helper.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/utility/terminal_helper.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ScriptDataHelper:
         Usage:
             bulk_update_fields(Domain, page.object_list, ["first_ready"])
         """
+        logger.info(f"{TerminalColors.YELLOW} Bulk updating fields... {TerminalColors.ENDC}")
         # Create a Paginator object. Bulk_update on the full dataset
         # is too memory intensive for our current app config, so we can chunk this data instead.
         paginator = Paginator(update_list, batch_size)
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
index 2ed27504c..6bdc6c00d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
@@ -236,8 +236,11 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
         except Exception:
             return ""
 
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Save override for custom properties"""
+    def sync_organization_type(self):
+        """
+        Updates the organization_type (without saving) to match
+        the is_election_board and generic_organization_type fields.
+        """
 
         # Define mappings between generic org and election org.
         # These have to be defined here, as you'd get a cyclical import error
@@ -262,6 +265,12 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
 
         # Actually updates the organization_type field
         org_type_helper.create_or_update_organization_type()
+
+        return self
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Save override for custom properties"""
+        self.sync_organization_type()
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
index bd529f7e6..1b8a519a0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
@@ -666,9 +666,11 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         help_text="Notes about this request",
     )
 
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Save override for custom properties"""
-
+    def sync_organization_type(self):
+        """
+        Updates the organization_type (without saving) to match
+        the is_election_board and generic_organization_type fields.
+        """
         # Define mappings between generic org and election org.
         # These have to be defined here, as you'd get a cyclical import error
         # otherwise.
@@ -692,6 +694,10 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
 
         # Actually updates the organization_type field
         org_type_helper.create_or_update_organization_type()
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Save override for custom properties"""
+        self.sync_organization_type()
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __str__(self):