Election season for many Montana candidates will officially begin tomorrow, January 14 as Secretary of State Linda McCullough opens her doors at 10 to accept filing paperwork for candidates.
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen is wasting no time in her campaign to be Montana’s next Secretary of State.
They say the third time is the charm, but that doesn’t hold true for bills at the Montana Legislature. Today, February 3, a bill (HB 48) allowing electronic voter registration was tabled in committee.
Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch is asking for the Montana Legislature to change the way the state fills vacancies when a U.S. Senator representing Montana leaves office before a term ends. Right now, such a vacancy would be filled by a gubernatorial appointment.