The Trump Campaign and the state and national GOP called the Democratic governor's directive allowing widespread mail-in voting 'a brazen power grab.'
On August 6, Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive permitting state counties to accept voter-requested mail-in ballots. In response, the Trump campaign and state and national GOP sued.However, on Monday, Judge Christensen ruled that the directive didn't violate the Constitution and, as such, he decided in Bullock's favor.
"Governor Bullock's use of the legislatively created suspension power is not repugnant to the constitutional provisions invoked by Plaintiffs," the judge wrote in his decision. Bullock responded,"I'm pleased that today's decision will enable hundreds of thousands of Montanans to vote safely – in person or by mail – this coming election," and promised that local election administrators would prevent fraud.The Montana GOP issued a statement disagreeing with the judge's decision.
"The U.S. and Montana Constitutions are very clear: the state legislature has the sole authority to determine the time, place, and manner of elections," the Montana GOP wrote."Yet Gov. Steve Bullock—the very person with the most to gain as a candidate on the ballot this November—unilaterally rewrote election laws in a broader effort to benefit his U.S. Senate campaign."
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