GOP disputes 6,000 registered voters in Montana
From Ballotpedia
October 3, 2008
The Montana GOP is disputing 6,000 voter registration applications in Silverbow, Deer Lodge, Glacier and Lewis and Clark counties.[1]
Forward Montana protested the decision in front of the Republican Party offices voicing their disagreement with the GOP’s decision to question eligibility of 3,000 Missoula County voters.
Lawsuit
A pair of Missoula County voters and the Montana Democratic Party filed suit in federal court to halt broad Republican challenges of newly registered voters, halt a letter from being mailed to each of the challenged voters.[2],[3]
Republicans drop challenge
Republicans dropped the voter registration challenge after county election officials told them that thousands of the challenges would be deemed invalid.[4] If that would have happened, the affected voters would have had to re-register or provide an affidavit to prove their address was correct.
Executive director of the Montana Republican Party, Jacob Eaton, sent out a letter to election officials on October 7 saying they were withdrawing the challenge and that no more would be brought.
See also
References
- ↑ Montana Kaimin: "GOP questions voter eligibility amid protests," Oct. 3, 2008
- ↑ New West Politics: "Montana Democratic Party Sues to Stop Republican Voter Challenges," Oct. 6, 2008
- ↑ Injunction filed against the GOP
- ↑ KX Net.com: "Montana Republicans abandon voter challenges," October 7, 2008
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