Cascade County Clerk and Recorder Sandra Merchant speaks, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Great Falls, Mont., about a motion to remove election oversight duties from her office after issues with several local elections this year. Commissioners voted 2-1 to move the election duties to an appointed county employee. (David Murray/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)
December 13, 2023
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Cascade commissioners remove election oversight from fellow Republican
A Montana clerk and recorder who expressed doubt about the integrity of the election process during her 2022 campaign lost her election oversight duties on Tuesday in a vote by county commissioners, reflecting some of the turmoil nationwide since conspiracy theories spread about the 2020 presidential election.