By the time Montana’s 2026 elections roll around, there could be some big changes to the way people in the state vote – if ...

HB 172 is among a slate of bills Bedey is gradually rolling out this session aimed at ensuring that Montana elections are, ... As SOS Chief Legal Counsel Austin James indicated in supporting ...

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen emailed Cascade County commissioners in February as they ... the investigator determined that it was Austin James, Jacobsen’s election ...

Austin James is the chief legal counsel for Jacobsen, ... “Montana’s elections are the best in the nation and can serve as a model for the rest of the country,” Melby wrote in an email.

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is running for re-election in 2024, his campaign staff announced Tuesday. Knudsen, a Republican, is presenting himself as a tough-on-crime ...

In a July 9 letter to the groups’ attorney, Austin James, chief legal counsel for the secretary of state, wrote “Inactive electors are not eligible to vote.

The attorney general contest in Montana is between Republican Austin Knudsen, the incumbent, ... Presidential Election Results in Montana, 2012-2020. Democrats. Republicans. Other. 2020. 40.5%. 56 ...

Montana’s elections enforcer said he found no evidence that Attorney General Austin Knudsen violated campaign finance rules by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token primary ...