Big Sky Times

PILF president on new study: 'Montanans’ election process is still up for sale to the highest bidder'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 9, 2022

Private funding in election administration isn’t going away despite Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement in April that the Facebook founder would no longer funnel money to nonprofits to grant to local and state election officials, according a new study into Montana’s acceptance of the cash.

New Montana law targets governor's ability to change election laws during emergency

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 7, 2021

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte recently signed legislation that limits a governor’s authority to change the state’s election laws during a declared state of emergency, including allowing the blanket use of mail-in ballots ordered by his predecessor during the COVID-19 pandemic.