Take Montana's 2012 elections: That cycle, both former Gov. Steve Bullock and Sen. Jon Tester, two Democrats, prevailed, but neither eclipsed the 50% threshold. In those cases, CI-127 would be ...

HELENA — Montana Republican officials plan to file an emergency appeal seeking to close the June primary elections to voters who aren't registered party members, their attorney said Tuesday.

Montana’s June 7 primary election will determine which candidates appear on the November general election ballot. Absentee ballots for the primary election are mailed out to registered voters ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Constitutional Initiative 126, which would do away with separate Republican and Democratic primaries for major races in Montana, is drawing resistance from Montana's GOP. The ...

Whether primary elections should be "open" or "closed" is always a source of debate, and there's usually a lawsuit or two somewhere in the country arguing that a state's primary ...

If the top-four initiative is passed, Montana’s electoral system would resemble that of Alaska, where voters in 2020 approved a ballot measure creating top-four primaries, albeit by slim margins.

CI-126 would establish “open primaries” in Montana. Open primaries allow voters to choose candidates from multiple political parties, rather than being limited to one party.

Democrat Jim Elliott maintains plenty of reasons exist for primaries in Montana to stay open, ... the public riff-raff voting a Republican primary ballot, they can buy the primary process from ...

Primaries are won by candidates knocking on doors, raising money and working hard, he said. The delegates adopted the provision for quick runoff elections in general elections.

45% of voters voted in favor of the 2016 ballot question, according to the Secretary of State's office.. Currently 15 states have open primary elections, like Montana, Colorado and Texas ...

Tuesday, June 2 is Montana's primary election. Due to coronavirus concerns, the election is mail-in only. There are no polling places open for in-person voting. Here is all the information about ...

Open primaries, majority rule set to be on Montana's November ballots. VICTORIA EAVIS Lee Newspapers; Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; ...