Montana judge signs injunction verifying inactive voter signatures
WEBJul 26, 2024 · A new injunction continues the freeze on Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen’s efforts to disqualify signatures on three constitutional initiatives involving primary elections and abortion, which now appear primed to appear on the fall ballot.
Office of the Secretary of State - Montana
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Elections Voter Information Voter Info: 888-884-8683: Elections: 444-9608 Austin James Elections Director/Chief Legal Counsel: 444-6197: Stuart Fuller Elections Manager. [email protected] 444-4282: Josh Klein Project Manager/Elections Specialist: [email protected]: 444-2896: Mark Carpenter Elections Specialist: [email protected]: 444-0698
Montana election official blocks thousands of ‘inactive voter ...
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Thousands of signatures for constitutional initiatives are in legal limbo after Montana’s top election official last week abruptly changed the standard for determining which voters are eligible to sign a ballot petition.
Trial for trio of voting laws concludes with testimony from …
WEBAug 25, 2022 · During testimony in the final day of a scheduled two-week trial, Austin James, the chief legal counsel for Jacobsen’s office, testified about how the office shepherded the legislation, and pushed back against the narrative that state government had robbed voters of the opportunity to vote by listing the …
2021 Montana Laws That Limit Native Voter Participation …
WEBSep 30, 2022 · Chief Legal Counsel Austin James testified that after finding zero evidence of any recent voter fraud or intimidation in Montana, he had to perform research at the Montana Historical Society to unearth any substantive instances of voter fraud.
Montana’s election laws trial wraps up - Montana Free Press
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Testimony Thursday from Austin James, chief legal counsel for the secretary of state’s office, shed additional light on the origins of SB 169 and House Bill 176, which ended Election Day voter registration in Montana.
Secretary Christi Jacobsen: ‘Board of State Canvassers roll the dice ...
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The Montana State Board of Canvassers—representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, Office of Public Instruction, and State Auditor’s Office—convened at the State Capitol on Tuesday morning to randomly select the races and precincts to be audited for the post-election audit.
Montana’s nine-day election laws trial concludes | YPR
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Testimony Thursday from Austin James, chief legal counsel for the secretary of state’s office, shed additional light on the origins of SB 169 and House Bill 176, which ended Election Day voter registration in Montana. James characterized the bills as “practical solutions” to stressors election administrators had been voicing in Montana ...
Voting laws trial begins by zeroing in on how new regs affect …
WEBAug 15, 2022 · In their opening statements, the plaintiffs showed clips of Jacobsen’s in-house counsel, Austin James, struggling to find documented cases of voter fraud, and researching the question in the archives of the state’s historical society.
Three Trial Takeaways: Montana’s Voter Suppression Laws
WEBSep 9, 2022 · The secretary of state’s representative, Austin James, often gave evasive answers that prompted the judge to ask him to answer “yes” or “no” to questions. James conceded that the secretary of state has no evidence of fraud in Montana elections, and that practices banned by the laws decrease confidence in the security and legitimacy of ...
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