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Missoula County election judge training begins for upcoming elections

Missoula County election judge training begins for upcoming elections

MISSOULA, Mont. – Missoula County is gearing up for a busy election season, with community volunteers starting their training to become election judges. These individuals are essential to ensuring elections run smoothly. Bradley Seaman, Missoula County Elections Administrator, highlighted the success of their recruitment efforts. "We started recruitment and training

The War Powers Resolution is not a blank check for war | Reilly Neill

The conflict raging in Iran is a war of choice. At the end of the Vietnam war, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to allow presidents to respond to genuine emergencies. The law allows limited military action when American forces face imminent danger. It does not authorize preventive

WATCH/EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: California Voter ID measure gets over 1 million signatures

(The Center Square) – An initiative imposing new voter identification requirements in California is one step closer to getting on the ballot. Roughly 1.35 million signatures were collected during the effort to get the California Voter ID initiative on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. That's well over

Judge says voter residency requirement likely violates constitutional rights

A district court judge in Missoula ruled that a new law restricting voters from becoming residents, and therefore voting, in a county they reside in temporarily is likely unconstitutional. Judge Jason Marks granted a temporary injunction last month for the Montana Public Interest Research Group against House Bill 413, which

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

If you gathered every American with a prison record into one contiguous territory and admitted it to the union, you would create the 12th-largest state. It would be home to at least 7 million to 8 million people and hold a dozen votes in the Electoral College. In a

Flathead County seeking to sign new election judges on tight deadline, no experience required

Flathead County seeking to sign new election judges on tight deadline, no experience required

FLATHEAD COUNTY, Mont. - Flathead County announced in a social media post that its seeking to sign up 100 new election judges across the state by Friday, February 27. Election judges greet voters at the polls, ensure the elections process runs accessibly and fairly and work to protect ballot privacy. "

Why US third parties perform best in the Northeast

Why US third parties perform best in the Northeast

(MIDDLEBURY, VT) A majority of Americans say they are “frustrated” or “angry” – or both – with Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center. But that rarely translates into support for independent or third-party candidates. One exception has been in the Northeast. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders