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Election set for Tuesday

With some high-profile races in the nation happening in Montana and some hotly contested local races, the polls open in north-central Montana Tuesday.

Late registration and absentee registration closed today at noon, with same-day registration opening at 7 a.m. Tuesday at local clerk and recorder offices.

People with absentee ballots must return the ballots by 8 p.m. Tuesday at the clerk and recorder’s office or their votes will not count. The ballots must be received by 8 p.m., ballots postmarked by or earlier than Tuesday which do not arrive by 8 p.m. Tuesday will not be counted. People who have not yet returned their absentee ballots should hand-deliver them to their clerk and recorder’s office.

People who have lost their absentee ballot must go to their clerk and recorder’s office to have the original voided and a new ballot issued. Replacement ballots filled out at the polling places will be provisional ballots and will not be counted until the Monday after election day.

For people who did not vote absentee, polling places are the same as they were in June’s primary election.

In Blaine County Precinct 1, voting is in Turner School with polling open from noon to 8 p.m. The other locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with precincts 3 and 9 voting in the Sacred Heart Church at Fort Belknap, Precinct 8 voting at Harlem High School, precincts 10, 11 and 12 voting at Chinook High School and Precinct 15 voting at Hays-Lodge Pole High School.

In northern Chouteau County, polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Big Sandy Town Hall for precincts 8 and 9 and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stone Child College on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation for Precinct 5.

In Hill County, Precincts 2, 10, 14 and 15 will vote in St. Jude Parish Center.

Precincts 1, 7, 8 and 9 vote in Havre High School. Precincts 3, 13, 15 and 16 vote in Havre Middle School. Precinct 18 votes in Box Elder School, Precinct 28 votes in the Chippewa Cree Wellness Center, and precincts 20, 21 and 22 vote in the Hi-Line Community Center in Hingham.

All Hill County polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In Liberty County, precincts 1, 2 and 3 vote at CJI School in Chester and Precinct 4 votes at Joplin Community Hall. Polls are open at both locations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In local races, Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer, a Republican, and Sheriff’s Lt. John Colby are running for sheriff.

Democrat Ken “Kim” Hansen and Republican Miles Hutton are facing off for the commissioner seat in Blaine County.

Treasurer Tori MacLean and County Attorney Kelsie Harwood, both Democrats, are unopposed in their bids for re-election.

Clerk and Recorder/Assessor Tammy Williams and County School Superintendent Valerie White, both Democrats, are running unopposed for full terms after being appointed by Blaine County commissioners last year to finish out the terms of their predecessors.

Blaine County Justice of the Peace Perry Miller is unopposed in his non-partisan race.

In Chouteau County, Chouteau County Commissioner Robert Pasha is unopposed in the general election after winning the Republican primary.

Chouteau County Attorney Stephen J. Gannon; Sheriff Vern Burdick; Clerk and Recorder Lana K. Claassen, all Republicans, are unopposed, as is non-partisan Justice of the Peace Susan Spencer.

Republican Toni Frieling-Eckhoff is unopposed in her race for the open treasurer/assessor seat.

Hill County has three contested races, with incumbent Democratic Treasurer Sandy Brown facing Republican Penny Hadford and incumbent Democratic Commissioner Mark Peterson running against challenger Dale Hansonl, an independent.

Incumbent Judge Audrey Barger faces a challenge from Bruce Grant in the non-partisan race for Hill County justice of the peace.

Democratic Hill County Attorney Karen Alley, who was appointed after she won the primary and the previous county attorney later resigned, is unopposed in the general election.

Hill County District Judge Daniel Boucher is unopposed in his non-partisan race, although he has submitted his resignation effective Friday.

Clerk and Recorder Susan Armstrong, Auditor Cathy Olson, Sheriff Jamie Ross and County Superintendent of Schools Maureen Odegard, all Democrats, are unopposed.

In Liberty County, Gavin Buffington, who won the Republican Primary in the race for clerk and recorder, is unopposed in the general election, as is incumbent Republican Primary winner Treasurer Denise Wanken.

County Commissioner Larry Hendrickson, County Superintendent of Schools Kathy Armstrong, County Attorney Robert Padmos and Sheriff Doug Riggin, all Republicans are unopposed in the primaries and general election.

Justice of the Peace Holly Fredrickson is also unopposed in her non-partisan bid for re-election.

In legislative races, incumbent Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, is facing a challenge from Libertarian Conor Burns and independent candidate Bob Sivertsen, also both from Havre, in the race for House District 28.

The House District 27 race has Republican Joshua Kassmier and Democrat Dan Nelson, both of Fort Benton, facing off in the general election.

In House District 32, incumbent Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, is facing a challenge from G. Bruce Meyers, a former Box Elder Republican representative.

Incumbent Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, is unopposed in his bid for re-election to the seat in House District 33.

Incumbent Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, faces Havre Democrat Paul Tuss in his bid for re-election to the seat in Senate District 14.

 

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