Attorney general decision could boot GOP primary winners from ballot

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 819

Last Updated: 4 days, 10 hours ago

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Montana House Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick said Thursday he’s going to have to file a lawsuit to stay on the ballot after a decision from Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week affected how term limits are calculated.

Fitzpatrick, who ran unopposed for re-election in the Republican primary, called the decision from the attorney general a “total affront to the electoral process” and an “affront to democracy.”

The decision by Knudsen, also a Republican, affects how …

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