Missoula County residents must return their ballots to the county’s election center or a polling place by 8 p.m. on Tuesday for their vote to count in the primary.
As of May 30, roughly 32% of absentee ballots had been returned to the Missoula County Election Center, according to a social media post from the county. The county mailed ballots to more than 63,000 registered absentee voters on May 10.
Many primary races are non-competitive, including several local positions. One of Missoula County’s Commissioner jobs held by Josh Slotnick, a Democrat, will be up for grabs this fall.
While no candidate is running against Slotnick in the primary, Kris Culdice has filed as a Republican in the race and Mike Nonemacher has filed as an independent. All three are set to appear on the ballot this November.
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Within Missoula County, voters will advance candidates to the November general election in 12 state House races and three state Senate races.
There are also three ballot measures up for vote: the city of Missoula Fire Department Levy for $7 million a year, and local government reviews for the county and city.
Some ballots sent out by Missoula County also contain an error that added a race that some people cannot vote in.
Roughly 17,000 residents in the northeastern side of the county will be affected, but the county election office said the error will not affect the race, as election judges will weed out the incorrect ballots for that specific race.
People who have not returned their ballot can still drop their mailed ballot off at several locations, including the election center at 140 N. Russell St.
On election day, drive through locations are available at the county fairgrounds and McCormick Park, or voters can drop ballots at their local polling location from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
People can register to vote on election day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Bonner School – 9045 Highway 200 E, Bonner 59823
- Clinton Elementary School – 20397 E Mullan Rd, Clinton 59825
- Former Cold Springs School – 2625 Briggs St, Missoula 59803
- CS Porter School – 2510 Central Ave, Missoula 59804
- East Missoula Community Center – 314 Montana Ave, Missoula 59802
- Frenchtown Fire Station – 16875 Marion, Frenchtown 59834
- Gray Wolf Satellite Office – 20750 US-93, Missoula 59808
- Hellgate Elementary School – 2385 Flynn Ln, Missoula 59808
- Lifelong Learning Center – 310 S Curtis, Missoula 59801
- Lolo School – 5305 Farm Ln, Lolo 59847
- Lowell School – 1200 Sherwood St, Missoula 59802
- MCPS Admin Building – 909 South Ave. West, Missoula 59801
- Missoula Library – 455 E Main, Missoula 59802
- Petty Creek Fire Station – 995 Terrace View Dr, Alberton 59820
- Potomac Greenough Community Center – 29827 Potomac Rd, Bonner 59823
- Seeley Lake Elementary School – 200 School Lane, Seeley Lake 59868
- Spring Meadows Fire Station – 9350 Ladyslipper, Missoula 59808
- Swan Valley School – 6423 Highway 83 N, Condon 59826
- Target Range School – 4095 South Ave West, Missoula 59804
- James E. Todd Building – 32 Campus Dr / University Center, Missoula 59812
Griffen Smith is the local government reporter for the Missoulian.
