Serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis. © James Conner.
The rate of return for absentee ballots in Montana’s 2014 general election was below the 2006–2014 average. That probably is why 2014’s turnout of registered voters was lower than 2010’s. I predict that a few months from now, researchers will report that the return rate for the age 18–29 cohort was significantly down from 2006 and 2010, especially among identified Democrats. The big question is: why?
