A second lawsuit has been filed over the May 2 elections in Cascade County. On May 26, Steve Potts filed suit on behalf of Elliot Merja, Riley Denning, and Timothy and Laurie Miller. The suit is filed against Cascade County, Sandra Merchant, the Fort Shaw Irrigation District and the West Great Falls Flood and Drainage…
Judge Brenda Gilbert appointed the board’s choice for monitor, Lynn DeRoche, who worked in the Elections Office for more than 16 years under former Clerk and Recorder Rina Moore and under current Clerk Sandra Merchant for about the first month of her term.
As the deadlines for the May 2 elections near, further concerns have been raised about the county elections office operations. On April 4, a source notified The Electric that a private citizen was manning the elections office unsupervised. The Electric emailed Sandra Merchant, the clerk and recorder; county commissioners, the county attorney and the county…