Test ballots are entered into a vote tabulator during a a public viewing test for the 2026 Special and School District Election at the Flathead County Election Department in Kalispell on Thursday, April 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
April 23, 2026
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