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  • Didn't get a mail ballot? Here's what to do

    Griffen Smith, Community News Service UM School of Journalism|Updated Oct 21, 2020

    Hundreds of thousands of ballots were mailed Oct. 9 to registered Montana voters in 45 counties doing mail-in voting. Although most ballots should safely reach voters at their homes, it's possible some may be late or missing. According to the Helena Independent Record in May, more than 85% of registered voters successfully received ballots during the June 2 primary, but some voters did not receive a ballot due to an address change or a possible error by the U.S. Postal Service...

  • Attorney General candidates tout different priorities

    Griffen Smith, Community News Service UM School of Journalism|Updated Oct 14, 2020

    As Attorney General Tim Fox vacates his seat early next year, two newcomers to statewide political races are battling to become Montana's top lawyer and laying out distinct choices for voters. The spirited race pits Republican Austin Knudsen, a former Montana House speaker and now Roosevelt County attorney, against Great Falls Democrat Raph Graybill, Gov. Steve Bullock's chief lawyer. The attorney general is the state's highest legal authority, overseeing the Montana Departmen...

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