How Montanans voted, precinct by precinct
Cascade County blows state deadline for election canvass
Cascade County officials have still not certified the results of municipal elections in three towns, prompting renewed calls for a change in who administers elections in and around Great Falls.
What Montana’s mayors-elect say they’ll do
Voters elected new mayors this week in Missoula, Bozeman and Great Falls. MTFP reporters asked them about their plans for issues including housing, homelessness and public safety.
Officials tout progress with new statewide election software
Knudsen’s office blocks top-four primary ballot initiative, prompting lawsuit
Lawsuit challenges PSC districts adopted by 2023 Legislature
Statewide Race Results
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Election News
So, you want to be the mayor of Bozeman?
Montana Free Press interviewed the candidates vying to be Bozeman’s mayor, asking a series of open-ended questions about their political goals, the city’s trajectory and what makes each qualified to lead the city.
Lawsuit targets 2023 double-voting bill
MontPIRG and the Montana public employees’ union filed a lawsuit earlier this month challenging House Bill 892, which they claim will “chill political expression” by making voter registration “riskier” for people.
Group looks to promote ranked choice voting in Montana
Ranked Choice Voting Montana hopes to raise awareness and support for a major shift in state election procedures they say would create a more balanced, representative and responsive government.
Big issues at the forefront as Great Falls sorts out how it will grow
Public safety is among a handful of issues clearly taking center stage in the race to elect new city leaders this fall. The mayor’s office is up for grabs come November, as are two spots on the four-person commission. A major public safety mill levy — the first in decades — will also be on…
The back-and-forth over voting rights in Montana
Recent filings before the Montana Supreme Court support a lower court’s findings that laws passed by the 2021 Legislature were unconstitutional.
U.S. Supreme Court decision likely affects Montana elections lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Moore v. Harper Tuesday, rejecting a legal theory about the constitutional authority of legislatures over election law that’s been raised in a case just heating up before the Montana Supreme Court.
Shared State Podcast
Shared State: The politics of death and dying
In 2009, Montana was caught up in a heated national debate over whether terminally ill patients could expedite their deaths by taking lethal, physician-prescribed medication. More than a decade later, the state is still mired in disagreement about medical aid in dying, in part because courts and elected lawmakers have sidestepped the political hot-potato. Meanwhile,…
Shared State: Colstrip’s next chapter
Shared State: Bozeman is in a housing death spiral. Can local politics fix anything?
Shared State: Popularity’s slippery slope
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MORE ELECTIONS COVERAGE
Ravalli County officials hear election integrity concerns
The Ravalli County Commission held a special meeting Monday to hear from the Montana Election Integrity Project about alleged corruption in Montana elections. But officials appeared reluctant to meet the biggest demand from skeptics: no more voting machines.
SOS files opening argument in 2021 election laws appeal
After getting three deadline extensions over the past four months, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen finally filed her opening argument in an appeal to the Montana Supreme Court to reinstate election laws passed by the 2021 Legislature.
Montana’s ties to national election skeptic conference
Leaked documents obtained by the Guardian suggest Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen attended a February conference hosted by national groups critical of America’s election integrity. Her office declined to confirm or deny her attendance.