July 15, 2026
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Wow! This is news to me:
Last Sunday, August 29, 2010, was the hardest day of my life. Even when my father made me promise that I would preach his funeral (which I did–twice: once in Indiana where he lived, and again in Florida where I live and where he is buried), that was not as difficult and gut wrenching as what I had to do last Sunday.…
The first debate held in the race for Montana’s congressional seat was a three way event, including the Libertarian Party candidate, Mike Fellows.
Several times, Rehberg said Democrats in Congress have been unwilling to consider Republican initiatives.
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The Missoula, Montana, Tax Day Tea Party will feature a familiar face for third party aficionados, former Rep. Rick Jore will be addressing the gathering. The former representative from Ronan is one of the local leaders of the Constitution Party of Montana and the only Constitution Party member to ever be elected to a state legislature.…
Original blog posts in Ballot Access News by Richard Winger. Posted to IPR by Paulie.
Montana Bills for Registration by Party are Tabled
Two Montana bills to institute registration by party have been tabled.
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One of the big hurdles alternative parties and independent candidates face in trying to get on the ballot are state rules about where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated.…
Rick Jore, the Constitution Party’s only state legislator, must leave the Montana legislature in a few weeks because of term limits. Voters in his district replaced him with a Democrat.
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From the election results page at LP.org, here is a list of candidates who kept their state parties on the ballot and how many votes they got:
David Herbert Wyoming US House 11,028 4.9%
Nathan Santucci Nevada State Assembly District 22 14,930 22.3%
Stan Jones Montana Governor 8,698 3.1%
William Bryan Strange, III Texas Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 1,041,499 18.1%
Robert Underwood Massachusetts United States Senate 94,745 3.2%
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Via Jinchi:
He didn’t exactly cost John McCain the election, but if the current numbers hold, it looks like Bob Barr may have cost John McCain victories in North Carolina and Indiana.
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Ballot Access News reports
On October 23, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who is pro-gun rights himself, was quoted in the Missoulian newspaper as saying that there is very little difference on policy concerning gun laws between Barack Obama and John McCain.
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