A last ditch effort to pass Bill 305 which would have allowed mail ballots for the upcoming special election for the empty Montana Congress seat, failed in the House. Now county commissioners are scrambling to prepare for the election in May. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
April 5, 2017
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April 5, 2017 11:52 a.m.
Mail ballot bill defeated, county scrambles for special election
Last Friday there was a final attempt to hold a mail ballot election in May for Montana’s vacant seat in Congress. But the attempt to revive the bill failed in the House with only 51 votes. The motion needed 60 out of the 100 House members in order to pass.