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Common voting pitfalls and how to avoid them

Common voting pitfalls and how to avoid them

As the general election approaches, many students have been encouraged to register to vote, but may not know what comes next. On Oct. 1, Mary Jane McGarity reached out to the Exponent to share her perspective as a former Gallatin County election official.  “It was discouraging to see so many
Joelle Scarrow 17 Oct 2024

The ins and outs of voter registration

As the elections approach it’s time to look ahead at how to register to vote. In 2020, 81 percent of registered Montana voters cast their ballots in the general election, while only 54 percent did in the primary according to sosmt.gov. Both of those numbers are significantly higher
Jackson DesCombaz 20 Oct 2022

Your Montana Election: What you need to know

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this month, you’ve probably seen or heard pleas, whether in person or on social media, for students to get out and vote. The demand that young people vote is everywhere, and rightfully so — while millenials are one of the largest voter
Jana Gemmill 01 Nov 2018

Jeff Bridges Backs Senator Jon Tester

You may recognize Oscar award-winning actor Jeff Bridges for his work in “Hell or High Water”, “True Grit” or The Big Lebowski”, but on Wednesday, Oct. 17, the actor stopped by MSU to campaign for Senator Jon Tester in the upcoming November election. Bridges gave his support to Tester
Lexie Gardner 25 Oct 2018

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