Missoula County Government: Elections Office Looks To Correct Ballot Error For Missoula Precinct

Missoula MT

08 June, 2022

5:45 AM

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Press release from the Missoula County Government: June 6, 2022 Republican ballots printed for voters in the Lewis and Clark 90 West precinct should have included the race between Nick Taber and Mike Hopkins to decide which candidate will serve as precinct committeeman for the county Republican Central Committee. There are currently 2,421 active or provisionally registered voters in the precinct, which spans a portion of the South Hills neighborhood just south of 39th Street. "Every race in an election matters, and we unfortunately made a mistake by not catching that this one race was missing from these ballots," Elections Administrator Bradley Seaman said. "We are working with the Montana Secretary of State and our County Attorney's Office for additional guidance and to see what remedies are available. We'll also work to further refine our proofing process to minimize the chances of this mistake happening again." Precinct committee representatives are elected to serve as voting members on their respective central committees in the county. The Elections Office runs the elections for these positions on behalf of the Republican and Democratic central committees in Missoula County. This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.