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Unsubstantiated election claims made by Republicans at the national level have filtered down to Montana, despite the state GOP's 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 state's 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 that seek to place a third party on the ballot for statewide elections. Last year, the state Supreme...
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 appreciation drives. “It’s just one small part of their job,” Sunchild said of ballot collection. “Whil...