Montana House Speaker Austin Knudsen (R) has essentially killed a bill that would have saved the state $750,000, a move Democrats have suggested equates to voter suppression.
Knudsen has refused to schedule a hearing regarding House Bill 83, which was sent back to the legislature by Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.) with an amendment that would have given counties the option to use mail-in ballots for the state’s upcoming special election.
HB 83 will not come to a vote unless 60 House members vote to override Knudsen’s decision, a very unlikely event.
