Early election ballots and forums coming soon
Bigfork Eagle | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years AGO
About 14,000 absentee ballots will be mailed out to registered voters in Flathead County on Oct. 9, according to the county election department. That represents about a quarter of the 59,000 registered voters in the county.
Candidate forums and debates scheduled in October will be held in the Flathead Valley Community College’s Arts and Technology Building at 7 p.m. They include:
• Tuesday, Oct. 2 — forum for legislative candidates for Senate District 2 and House Districts 3, 4, 7 and 8.
• Tuesday, Oct. 9 — forum for legislative candidates for Senate District 3 and House Districts 5, 6, 9 and 10.
• Sunday, Oct. 14 — debate between U.S. Senate candidates Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg and Libertarian Dan Cox. Tickets will be made available by random drawing. Visit www.facebook.com/dailyinterlake for details.
Montana PBS and Montana Public Radio will air candidate debates live at 7 p.m. They include:
• Monday, Oct. 8 — debate between U.S. Senate candidates Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg and Libertarian Dan Cox.
• Wednesday, Oct. 10 — debate between gubernatorial candidates Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock and Republican Rick Hill.
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