Push to poll Cascade County voters on reinstating clerk’s election duties falls short

This story is adapted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. An effort by supporters of Cascade County Clerk and Recorder Sandra Merchant to reinstate the election oversight duties stripped from her by county commissioners in December has proved unsuccessful. Petitioners looking to put the issue up for a reconsideration vote on the June primary ballot were still thousands of signatures short of the total required to qualify as of a late March deadline. The Cascade County Commission voted 2-1 on a resolution