6 August 2018 — 1340 mdt

How Flathead legislators voted on the call for a special session

Four voted for calling a special session, eight voted against the call, and two abstained from voting. Because not voting was the functional equivalent of a “No” vote, abstaining from voting was a backdoor “No” vote, and while legal, an abdication of a legislators moral obligation to stand up and be counted clearly.

The “Yes” votes were cast by the Kalispell triumvirate of Blasdel, Garner, and Lavin, and by Dee Brown of Hungry Horse. I’ve prepared a spreadsheet of the actions of all of Montana’s legislators on the call for the special session.