Bill to Change Polling Hours Takes Next Step

HELENA — The 67th Montana Legislature has been marked by a series of bills attempting to change the elections process in Montana.

Some of them, like House Bill 455, didn’t even make it out of committee. That bill, sponsored by Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway, R-Great Falls, would have made absentee voting much more difficult. During its only hearing, Rep. Geraldine Custer, R-Forsyth, said the bill was unworkable.

“This is probably the worst bill I’ve seen all session,” Custer said, “and it needs to die.”

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