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CI-126 and CI-127: Montana Voters Could Permanently Change Who Controls Elections
Montana voters have a choice to make: They can keep the state's partisan primary system, which decides most elections in the state before most voters have a say. Or, they can end party primaries and adopt a system that is open to all voters and candidates at the most critical stage of the process.
28 Sep, 2024
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Montana Initiatives Add to Growing Demand for Fairer Primaries, More Choice in Elections
Montana may be on the verge of joining a growing movement across the country to give voters a fairer elections process that offers more choice and greater accountability.
28 May, 2024
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Montana Lawmakers Close to Ending Same-Day Voter Registration
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Republican lawmakers need only clear a couple minor hurdles in t ...
26 Mar, 2021
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Donald Trump Explicitly Endorses Violence Against Reporters
(IVN) Making a campaign stop in Montana and appearing on stage with Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT), President Donald Trump went a step further than endorsing the congressman despite his physical assault o ...
22 Oct, 2018
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No Holds Barred: Montana Election Gets Wild
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3zqk3f46wIt is not often a congressional election features a reporter allegedly getting body slammed by one candidate and another who’s been a regular at a nudis ...
25 May, 2017
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2 min read
SCOTUS Sets Conference Date for Hawaii, Montana Open Primary Cases
The Supreme Court of the United States will consider whether or not to take up two open primary cases in Montana and Hawaii at its May 11 conference. The cases were brought by the majority party in bo ...
26 Apr, 2017
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1 min read
Independents, Green Candidate Make Final Appeal for Ballot Access in Montana Special Election
On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Green Party candidate Thomas Breck's emergency motion requesting injunctive relief to be on the ballot in the special election to fill Montana's on ...
19 Apr, 2017
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Judge: Ballot Access Barrier in Montana Special Election is Unconstitutional
Independent and minor party candidates in Montana were handed a bittersweet victory in their bids to replace former Congressman Ryan Zinke.On April 8, Federal Judge Brian Morris ru ...
12 Apr, 2017
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Montana Blocks Out Competition For State's Only Congressional Seat
The special election process to replace Congressman Ryan Zinke as Montana’s sole representative in the U.S. House is being challenged in court.Three plaintiffs are suing Montana Secretary of State Cor ...
29 Mar, 2017
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Montana GOP Drops Out of Lawsuit to Close Primary Elections
NBC Montana reported Thursday that the Montana Republican Party is dropping out of a lawsuit that aims to close the state's primary elections. The decision by the state GOP deals a significant blow to ...
14 Apr, 2016
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