Cascade County Commissioners voted 2-1 to strip the county clerk and recorder of election duties during their Dec. 12 meeting. Commissioners Joe Briggs and Jim Larson voted to approve the resolution that removed election duties from the clerkâs office, currently held by Sandra Merchant, and places those duties under an election administrator within the commission…
In anticipation of a crowd, Cascade County has moved next week's normal commission meeting to Exhibition Hall in Montana Expo Park. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12. Among other items, to include proposed rental rate increase for Expo Park, is a resolution removing election duties from the clerk and recorder's office. Commissioner Joe…
County Commissioners continued their canvass of the November municipal election during a Nov. 29 meeting. They'd started the canvass on Nov. 22, but after a five and a half hour meeting, voted to table to the decision as Commissioner Joe Briggs said they were missing information needed to reconcile the numbers. During the Nov. 29…
Merchant supporters believe this is the first time the canvass has been conducted in accordance with the law, where other residents see this process as a departure from norms and
The Cascade County canvass board met Nov. 22 to certify the results of the Nov. 7 general election. The canvass board reviews the election tabulations and certifies the results. Earlier this year, the board was asked not to certify special district elections from May 2 due to issues with the election process and the Great…