Montana GOP Leader Opposes Mail Ballot

The head of the Montana Republican Party “has come out against a mail ballot bill for a special election to replace a seat expected to vacated by Montana’s lone congressman, saying they give Democrats an inherent advantage,” the Great Falls Tribune reports.

Rep. Jeff Essmann (R) said Democrats would have an “inherent advantage due to their ability to organize large numbers of unpaid college students and members of public employee unions to gather ballots by going door to door.”