It's not often that Montana gets to see candidates during a presidential primary, so it's no small thing that democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be making an appearance in Caras park tomorrow, May 11th. Bill
Mail-in ballot elections are said to be far superior to traditional elections using polling places, however, turnout for Tuesday's Missoula County Trustee election proved to be disappointing to election officials.
Missoula City Councilman Harlan Wells declared last week that he would pursue a referendum on the city’s attempt to acquire Mountain Water Company. But according to Missoula Elections Coordinator Rebecca Connors, if Wells can’t get the city council to approve of giving the pubic a yes or no vote, then he won’t have enough time to get the referendum on the June ballot.
The July 2 deadline to file for election to the Missoula City Council passed at the close of business Thursday at the county elections office, and only one race has enough candidates to qualify for a primary.