County Republican committees, lawmakers and candidates file brief in lawsuit against state GOP

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Two weeks after a district court judge held a hearing on whether new Montana Republican Party bylaws are unconstitutional, a group of 67 individual Republicans, plus representatives of three county GOP central committees, filed a brief supporting the lawsuit.

In an amicus curiae brief, the group, collectively known as “Montana Grass Roots Republicans,” argues that constitutional danger arises when a political party “elevates the will of the party above the will of the people.”

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