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How to make it to the ballot box this election

It’s time for Bozeman’s municipal elections — and local organizations like Forward Montana and MontPIRG have been working to get students and community members to the polls. If you haven’t registered, fret not! There is still time. Municipal elections in Bozeman happen every two years, according to the

Uncontested Belgrade races lead to canceled election

Uncontested Belgrade races lead to canceled election

The City of Belgrade will not hold any elections this year after only one candidate filed for the mayoral position and no council positions were challenged. According to Belgrade city officials, Montana law allows local governments to cancel elections when all races have a single candidate. When only one candidate

‘Call the mayor’: students encouraged to engage in local government

The City of Bozeman and Gallatin County governments impact the everyday lives of community members. Because of this, there are many reasons students should get involved in and care about their local government. Bozeman’s city government follows a city manager commission system, according to City Manager Chuck Winn. This

Hear from Bozeman's mayoral candidates

The candidates running for Bozeman's mayoral seat are Douglas Fischer, John Meyer and Brendan O'Connor. Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2025 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given word counts for each response.

Gallatin County 2021 Election Results

Final votes in the races for Bozeman and Belgrade municipal government seats were cast on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and several ballot measures were answered as well. In Bozeman, candidates competed for the mayor position and multiple seats on the city commission in addition to a municipal court judge seat. The

Bozeman Mayor

Brian LaMeres Certified Public Accountant Former Software Application Manager for the City of Bozeman Community Affordable Housing Board Member What would your top priorities be as Mayor? Just like the last two times I ran for Mayor, I’m more about the HOW – the process – rather than the WHAT. I

Belgrade Mayor

Russ Nelson -Current Belgrade Mayor -Senior Vice President at First Security Bank Montana What would your top priorities be as Mayor of Belgrade? 1. Get the new $46mm wastewater treatment plant project complete. It is 50% complete. With the growth of Belgrade, we needed to change from a Lagoon system