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Bullock gives counties option to do June primary by mail due to COVID-19; Cascade County will do mail ballot

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jenn Rowell

Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive on March 25 allowing counties to expand mail voting and early voting for the June primary. “This is about protecting Montanans’ right to vote at a time we face unprecedented challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bullock said in a release. “Locally elected officials best understand the voting needs of their communities, and taking this

Few file for county commission, clerk of court seats

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Jenn Rowell

The filing deadline for county seats was March 9 and few people filed. One County Commission seat is open. That seat is currently held by Jim Larson, who filed for reelection. He’s running as a Republican. Larson is currently finishing his first six-year term. He’s being challenged by Jim Stone, a union representative and Democrat. The clerk of court seat

Filing open in 2020 school board election

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Filing opened last week for three seats on the Great Falls Public Schools board. Each of those are three-year terms. Those seats are currently held by Jason Brantley, Jan Cahill and Kim Skornogoski. Filing is open through March 26 and the election is scheduled for May 5, 2020. Three candidates file for three GFPS board seats; no election in May

County consolidates two election polling places

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Dec. 10 meeting to consolidate two rural polls to Expo Park. The two polling stations, Ulm School and Centreville School, have high numbers of absentee voters and the county is working to remove polling places from schools. The Ulm and Centreville polls were the last remaining polling stations in the county located in

City election results: Houck, Tryon win

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Polls closed at 8 p.m. and in the unofficial results, Tracy Houck and Rick Tryon are the top two vote getters for the two available City Commission seats. About 28,000 ballots were mailed to eligible registered voters, but city residents were able to register up until 8 p.m. today. The total number of votes processed as of 9:24 p.m. was

Ballots in the mail for city election

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Ballots are in the mail Monday for the city election. The mayor, two commissioner seats and municipal judge are on the ballot, as well as all nine neighborhood councils, for the Nov. 5 election. Lynn Deroche, county elections supervisor, told The Electric that about 28,000 ballots were being mailed but eligible voters can still register up until the polls close

City Commission candidate forum is Oct. 17 at GFCMSU

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

The Electric is hosting a City Commission candidate forum on Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall at Great Falls College MSU. All candidates have been invited to participate. The forum will include prepared questions moderated by Jenn Rowell of The Electric and the audience will be able submit questions during the forum. Cherry Creek Radio is planning to

City candidates took questions at Neighborhood Council forum

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Candidates for Great Falls City Commission took questions during a forum hosted by Neighborhood Council 5 on Sept. 16. Candidates who attended were Mayor Bob Kelly, who is running unopposed; and commission candidates Bruce Pollington, Kim Rodriguez, Jasmine Taylor, Terry Thompson and Rick Tryon. Incumbent Tracy Houck did not attend. She told the forum organizers that she had another engagement.

McWilliams resigning as clerk of court

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

The Cascade County Clerk of Court is resigning, effective Jan. 2. Faye McWilliams notified the County Commission last week of her decision to resign from the elected position. She was appointed in January 2011 to fill the term of another clerk who had resigned and won a 2012 election to the four-year term. She ran again in 2016. Her term

Two neighborhood councils meet this week, one is hosting city candidate forum

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Jenn Rowell

Next week Great Falls Neighborhood Councils #5 and #8 will host their monthly meetings. Below is a brief summary of each meeting: Neighborhood Council 5 is hosting a City Commission candidate forum at the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room, 3000 15th Ave. S. at 7 p.m. Sept. 16. The City Commission candidates invited to attend are Mayor Bob Kelly,

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