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Did Kalispell Public Schools Board and Employees Violate Montana Code of Ethics?

Kalispell Education Association Union President Lynne Rider organized KEA union candidate endorsement forum on school property and using school resources

The Other Side of the Montana Constitution

Montana’s original constitution, adopted in 1889, contained important safeguards against cronyism and excessive taxes, spending, and debt.

What is the Problem with the GOP?

61% of Republican voters do not believe the 2020 Presidential election was valid, but party leadership is still in denial

Montana Citizenship Voting Bill Leaves More Questions Than Answers

As written, HB 402 could lead to digital IDs, insecure citizen data, and sanction non-citizen voting

Missoula Republican Chair Calls Police on Another Member

This is not the first time Vondene Kopetski has called the police on a fellow Republican, but Missoula Republicans should make it the last

Montana DOJ Investigating Ballot Shredding in Carbon County

County Elections Administrator Crystal Roascio was caught on video shredding votes from the November 2022 election

ES&S Security Head “Can’t think of one” When Asked Reason Montana Election Records Switched Off

Cast Vote Records are discouraged from being collected by Secretary of State

Montana Records Retention Laws Violated By State, Counties in Elections Software Contracts

The software operating Montana’s ES&S precinct scanners and tabulators are not auditable in contravention to Montana law

Why Are Republicans Censoring Election Integrity Efforts?

I recently attended a program hosted by the Montana Election Integrity Project and learned some rather disturbing facts.  This group has been shinning the light on Montana election irregularities for more than 20 years.  One of the group’s supporters tried to pass out fliers announcing this meeting to the Missoula Pachyderms Club and was refused. In addition,…

Whistleblower Details Election Malfeasance in Carbon County Montana

Reports have come in from a whistleblower regarding election malfeasance in Carbon County, Montana. The whistleblower details challenges to voter eligibility that went ignored, poll watchers that were intimidated and sequestered in tabulation areas, ballots that arrived at 8pm but were not moved to the tabulation room until after midnight, and flashing lights indicating connectivity…

Yellowstone County Poll Watchers Share Irregularities During 2022 Vote Count

The following is a transcribed version of Yellowstone County poll watcher Skyler Kincaid’s public comment during the Yellowstone County Commissioners meeting on November 21st. In his statement, Kincaid summarizes his concerns about irregularities in the tabulation of election results and inconsistencies with the public comments made to the Montana media regarding the reason for result…

Complaint Filed Against DC-based Dark Money Tipping the Scales in Gallatin County

The office of Clerk and Recorder in Gallatin County has been occupied by a Democrat who was elected to office four years ago. The Republican challenger this election cycle, Marla Davis, has a long career as a physical therapist and has served as a dedicated event coordinator for the Gallatin County Republicans. Davis has ran…

Montana Legislators Ask AG for Konnech Voting Software Halt Pending Investigation

Members of the Montana Legislature have signed a letter asking the Attorney General to conduct an investigation into Konnech, an elections software company that developed and operated the state’s online voting portal for military and overseas citizen voters, called the Montana Electronic Absentee System (EAS). The company’s ties with Montana go as far back as…

Montana Voting Software Linked to Chinese Data Leak Arrest

Update (Oct 14, 2022): Montana Legislators have requested that the Montana Attorney General open an investigation into Konnech and Konnech-related software applications in use by the State of Montana and a pause on any continued use of such software pending the completion of an investigation. Read more. Montana voting software that allows military, overseas citizens,…

Montana Democrats Abortion Privacy Defense Falls Flat After COVID Authoritarianism

After two years of Montana Democrats gleefully and vigorously advocating for the forced-masking and forced-vaccination of their fellow Montanans, their sudden defense of “health privacy” in service of codifying abortion into Montana law through judicial activism exposes not only their hypocrisy, but their ignorance. Prominent Montana Democrats including former elected Democrats and Democrat-aligned non-profits have…

The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil

Ryan Zinke’s congressional candidacy has once again shone a spotlight on a concept I like to call “Einstein’s definition of political insanity”: the action of voting for the lesser of two evils, repeatedly (simply because “he’s a Republican!”), and thinking that, magically, the candidate will morph into a principled politician. Someone who instead looks out…

Montana Non-Profits Put Our Sovereignty and Elections at Risk

The release of the documentary film 2000 Mules awakened millions of American voters to the blatant manipulation of the 2020 election. Figuring prominently in this exposé were non-governmental organizations or NGO’s. Non-governmental organizations are often identified as non-profits whose stated goals are to promote humanitarian or social benefits to deserving communities or groups. However, the…

Second Montana County Votes to Reject 2020 Election Results Ahead of GOP Convention

The Lewis and Clark County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Monday to reject the results of the 2020 Presidential election, the second Montana county to do so after Ravalli County Republicans passed a similar resolution last week. The text of the resolution cites solidarity with resolutions passed in Maricopa County, Arizona; Langlade County, Wisconsin;…