The group backing two major election reform initiatives cleared the signature gathering threshold, they said Wednesday on the steps of the Montana Capitol.
Former Republican state representative Frank Garner speaks at a Montanans for Election Reform event celebrating the signature gathering effort for ballot initiatives CI-126 and CI-127 at the Montana State Capitol on June 12.
The group, Montanans for Election Reform, needed over 60,000 signatures in 40 legislative districts for each initiative and they reported having more than 200,000 between the two constitutional initiatives.
County offices must approve the signatures before the initiatives are officially slated to appear on November’s ballot.
“It’s a happy day for us and a happy day for Montana,” said Frank Garner, one of the group’s leaders and a former Republican legislator from Kalispell.
Montanans for Election Reform said they bagged signatures from all 56 Montana counties and all 100 legislative districts. The majority of the signatures came from Missoula County with roughly 57,000 signatures, followed by Yellowstone with roughly 47,000 and Gallatin with about 27,000. When groups gather signatures for these efforts, they often try to obtain more than the required amount because some will be thrown out.
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