A measure that could be on the 2022 ballot would change how Montana’s supreme court justices are elected. Under the measure justices would be elected from seven districts rather than statewide. Head of the Public Policy Institute of the Rockies Kimberly Dudik says supreme court justices should make decisions for the entire state and so it does...
PSC Chairman Announces Run For State Supreme Court
Today is the last day to file as a candidate for the 2022 election and Public Service Commission Chairman James Brown announced today his run for Montana Supreme Court Justice Number 2 on the Northern News Network’s Voices of Montana. He said then his upbringing in Dillon make him uniquely qualified for the seat.
Election Candidate Filing Closes Today
Candidate filing for the 2022 election closes this afternoon at 5:00. As of Friday afternoon, at the close of business, 283 candidates had filed for statewide state district or the state legislature. Last week, 32 new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office. Local candidates file with their county̵...
Panel Rules PSC Map As Unconstitutional
A three-judge federal judicial panel has ruled the current Montana Public Service Commission map violates the one-person one-vote rule of the U.S. Constitution. Tuesday, the justices ordered Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to implement a new map ahead of the 2022 election. It shifts Glacier, Pondera and Musselshell Counties into District 1...
Public Comments On Congressional Maps Ends Today
Today is the last scheduled time people can testify directly to the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission about the nine proposed congressional maps to determine Montana’s now two congressional districts. The public may testify in person or Zoom. The bipartisan commission intends to narrow its field of map finalists to one Thu...