Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied a request from Republicans to stop Montana Gov. The GOP-dominated Legislature banned mail-in ballots for general elections, instead allowing only by-request, no-excuse-required “absentee ballots” and in-person voting compatible with Phase 2 safety restrictions in the governor’s COVID-19 reopening plan. MONTANA MAIL-IN VOTING: WHAT TO KNOWBut Bullock argued an emergency declaration connected to the coronavirus pandemic allows him to suspend that state law. The governor issued a similar directive in the primary, and the state’s counties opted to send mail-in ballots to all voters. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Supreme Court declined to take up the emergency position.

Source: Fox News October 10, 2020 23:37 UTC