Bodnar outraises Alme in pre-primary filings, submits signatures for ballot
Bodnar said his campaign collected more than twice the 13,327 signatures needed, and election officials will now verify the petitions.
- On Tuesday, independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar announced his campaign collected nearly 30,000 signatures, more than double the 13,327 required to qualify for Montana's November general election ballot.
- Montana law requires independent federal candidates submit petitions equaling 4% of votes cast for the winning candidate in the previous election, with Tuesday marking the submission deadline to county election offices.
- Following a complaint regarding alleged paid petition gathering, Bodnar stated his campaign takes signature rules "very seriously" and will "take all appropriate action" if additional information emerges.
- While Eastern District House candidate Michael Eisenhauer expects to qualify, Western District House candidate Kimberly Persico acknowledged failing to collect sufficient signatures for her candidacy.
- Election officials will verify the signatures over the coming weeks, as certification by the Montana Secretary of State's Office remains the final step for independent candidates to reach the November ballot.
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Bodnar, Eisenhauer confident they'll qualify for congressional races as independents
Tuesday was the deadline for independent candidates seeking to get on Montanas November ballot to turn in petition signatures and two of the three independents running in congressional races believe theyve done enough to qualify.(Watch the video to hear from the two candidates.) Bodnar, Eisenhauer confident they'll qualify for congressional races as independentsCandidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to get their signatures to county election offici…
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Bodnar outraises Alme in pre-primary filings, submits signatures for ballot
In pre-primary filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission, independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar outraised all candidates, including reporting three times as much in fundraising as Republican Kurt Alme. Bodnar, the former University of Montana president, reported raising $754,000…
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Fairfield Sun TimesSigned, sealed, scrutinized: Bodnar secures ballot spot amid signature allegation
Pamela King was leaving a concert in Missoula when a campaigner for Seth Bodnar approached her with a clipboard, not an unusual occurrence with elections inching closer. What happened next, King said, left her speechless.
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