Updated at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 4 Polls closed at 8 p.m. across Montana. In Cascade County, operations went smoothly, according to county officials and poll watchers. As of 10:30 a.m., 29,763 ballots had been counted, which includes a mix of absentee and poll voters. Results are not final until the county canvass, which is scheduled for Nov. 17. Around midnight,
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Polls are open in Cascade County until 8 p.m. today. As of 7 p.m. Nov. 2, the Cascade County elections office had accepted 21,190 ballots and staff were scanning through the evening until they had processed all ballots received in the mail and drop boxes on Monday, Terry Thompson, county elections administrator, told The Electric. Ballots in the mail for
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With one week to go before polls close on Nov. 3, the Cascade County elections office has accepted 12,602 ballots. The office had rejected 77 ballots, which were all for no signature or a mismatched signature on the outer envelope, according to Terry Thompson, county elections administrator. So far, 1,117 ballots were returned undeliverable. Those numbers are as of Oct.
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Nathan Ross Harlan is charged with four misdemeanor counts of accountability for deceptive election practices. The charges stem from false signatures submitted on petitions for U.S. House candidate Michael Eisenhauer and U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar. The Cascade County elections office caught the fraudulent signatures in the spring and they were not counted. Great Falls addiction counselor charged with Medicaid
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The Cascade County elections office delivered 35,957 absentee ballots to the post office annex around 1o a.m. Oct. 9. Terry Thompson, county elections administration, said the local post office annex was processing ballots for at least another dozen counties and had the Cascade County ballots delivered earlier than normal. County elections office expanding hours ahead of November election She said
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Name: Brian Bebbington Age: 54 Occupation: manager at City Motors, retired CCSO deputy sheriff Party affiliation: non-partisan Experience relevant to this position: more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, including 16 years with CCSO. During my time with CCSO, I served two years as the civil deputy, which I believe will be invaluable as civil cases make up a
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Updated Sept. 9 to correct the start date of weekday extended hours to Oct. 19 The Cascade County elections office is extending its hours in October to allow voters additional time to ensure their registration is current, register to vote, or get a replacement ballot, in an effort to avoid long lines on Election Day in November. The federal general
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One candidate will appear on the November ballot for Cascade County clerk and recorder. Rina Fontana Moore withdrew as the Democratic candidate for the seat on Aug. 10, the deadline to withdraw. Terry Thompson, Cascade County elections administrator, told The Electric that the local Democratic Central Committee had until Aug. 19 to name a replacement for Moore, under state law.
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Updated Aug. 11 with information from Moore on her withdrawal Candidates for two local offices dropped out of the race on Aug. 10 the deadline to withdraw. Rina Fontana Moore has withdrawn as the Democrats’ candidate for clerk and recorder and Cayle Halberg withdrew from the nonpartisan race for a justice of the peace. Terry Thompson, Cascade County elections administrator,
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Updated 2 p.m. June 8 Preliminary results in the Cascade County primary are in. Results are not final until the canvass, which is typically conducted within two weeks of the election and is scheduled for June 16. According to Terry Thompson, county elections administrator, her office issued 36,039 absentee ballots. Of those, 19,381 were returned and accepted, for a 54
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