District Court judge says he’ll rule quickly on term limit lawsuit

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 703

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Montana District Court Judge Chris Abbott said on Tuesday afternoon he will decide quickly on a lawsuit filed by two longtime Republican state legislators over Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s reinterpretation of the state’s term limit statue.

Knudsen published his opinion just days before the secretary of state must certify who will be on the November ballot.

Montana lawmakers are limited to serving eight years in each the House and …

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