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Unsubstantiated election claims made by Republicans at the national level have filtered down to Montana, despite the state GOPs historic success in the 2020 general election.

Republican lawmakers in Montana, fueled by claims of election fraud, are pushing for a special select committee that will focus on election security

The letter, signed by 86 of the states 98 GOP lawmakers, was spearheaded by Republican lawmakers who are pushing theories of widespread voting fraud in the 2020 election.

Legislation signed into law last week allows any Montana voter to bring a petition placing a minor party on the ballot, which Republicans framed as fixing a deficiency in state code that thwarted their attempt to qualify the Green Party for the 2020 general election. Senate Bill 350, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, was among a handful of measures requested by the new Republican Secretary of State, Christi Jacobsen, this past legislative session. It also sets out deadlines for petitions ...

Western Native Voice will fight Montana bill that limits ballot collection Keila Szpaller View Comments Organizers for Western Native Voice are paid to collect ballots, but that’s just one part of their job, said Keaton Sunchild, political director for the nonpartisan voting and civic engagement nonprofit based in Billings. But this week, those organizers have been handing out coronavirus survival kits, which include items such as masks, he said. They earlier completed health care appreciatio...

With the rancor that occurred nationally from the 2020 Presidential election, KGVO turned to Montana’s newly elected Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for a recap of how the election went in Montana.

NBC Nov 19, 2019 Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned from her job at the State Department two and a half hours after NBC News went to her spokesperson to ask about newly discovered false claims she had made about her charity work. NBC News had previously reported that Chang, the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stability... NBC Nov 12, 2019 A senior Trump administration official has embellished h...

A Kalispell lawmaker’s bill heard Thursday would put final decisions on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ conservation easements in the hands of the Montana Board of Land Commissioners. Republican Sen. Keith Regier, of Kalispell, said Senate Bill 115 is about creating more accountability by putting potentially multi-million dollar decisions before elected officials rather than a state agency and appointed board. “Gotta remember Senate Bill 115 does not stop easements, it doesnâ€�...

Daines joins group of senators calling for review of 2020 presidential election Grady Higgins, Great Falls Tribune Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill Replay Video UP NEXT Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines joined a group of Republican senators calling for a commission to “review the (Nov. 3), 2020 presidential election process,” on Saturday, according to a statement. The statement comes ahead of the Electoral College certification process on Jan. 6 by Congress. Democ...

Missoula Legislator Casts Electoral Vote at State Capitol Tschida appeared on the KGVO Talk Back show to talk about the experience. “There were more media folks and there were people from the Secretary of States office and electors,” said Tschida. “There were three of us that were gathered together with Secretary of State Corey Stapleton with Dana Corson, the elections administrator, a gal by the name of Debbie Ames, who was coordinating this event and then there were the three electors a...