A proposed change to next year's Montana U.S. Senate primary that would have effectively blocked out third-party candidates and hurt Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's reelection chances is likely dead after a committee shelved the GOP-backed measure.
“I have had a lot of my folks from back home reach out to me and ask me to vote no on this — a lot more than what I thought. It’s actually been pretty interesting,” said Frazer, a Republican from Deer Lodge.
The state Senate approved the 2024 primary change earlier this month by a 27-23 vote. Seven Republicans joined all of the chamber’s Democrats in voting against the measure. But emails included in the legislative file for the bill show that longtime Republican lobbyist Chuck Denowh helped shape the measure.
State Rep. Kelly Kortum, a Democrat from Bozeman, said the bill had been pushed onto Montana by outside interests. He called it “an irresponsible way to change Montana’s election laws.”
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