Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year's Montana U.S. Senate election, as Republicans try to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race pivotal...
will be defending 10 seats and also trying to flip seats in swing states such as Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.candidates have dominated recent elections in Montana. Tester is the only Democrat now holding a statewide political office in Montana.
The primary measure currently applies only to the 2024 election, but lawmakers are considering an amendment to the bill that would make it apply to future Senate races in Montana. Primary races for other seats would be unchanged, with voters in each qualifying political party continuing to select their own candidates for the general election.
The Montana House State Administration Committee planned to vote on the measure, and the amendment, on Monday. The state Senate approved the 2024 primary change by a 27-23 vote last week. Seven Republicans joined all of the chamber’s Democrats in voting against the measure.and Democrats alike from trying to manipulate elections by stealthily promoting third party candidates.During one of last year’s U.S. House elections, a Democratic-linked group in Washington, D.C., sent mailers promoting Libertarian candidate John Lamb as the race’s “true conservative” in an effort to peel away conservative votes.
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Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US Senate raceLibertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election. Republicans are trying to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race that's pivotal for control of the Senate. State GOP lawmakers want to alter the 2024 Senate primary so that only the top two candidates, no matter their party, advance to the November election. Past races for Tester’s seat were close enough that many Republicans blamed third party candidates for draining away potential GOP votes and giving the Democrat the victory. Montana Libertarians and Democratic lawmakers blasted the proposal as a blatant attempt to rig the election.
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