NOTICE OF FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTION

NOTICE OF FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Federal Primary Election for Cascade County, Montana will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Ballots were sent to absent military and overseas citizen electors on April 17, 2026. Absentee ballots were mailed to all eligible registered voters on May 8, 2026, and must be returned by mail to the Cascade County Election Office, P.O. Box 2305, Great Falls, Montana 59403-2305; or in person to the Cascade County Election Office, 325 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, Montana during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays). New law – per 13-13-201 (2)(e), M.C.A., the year of birth must be provided on the signature envelope in addition to the signature. Per 13-13-213 (3)(b), M.C.A., a ballot may be rejected if no signature or birth year are provided or the information does not match the registration form. The election administrator shall notify the elector if their ballot is rejected. On Election Day, June 2, 2026, voted ballots can be deposited at the following sites: Cascade County Election Office, 325 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, Montana, and Exhibition Hall at the Montana Expo Park, 400 3rd St. NW, Great Falls, Montana. Both deposit sites will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. A drive-thru drop box is also located in the parking lot across from Exhibition Hall on Election Day. A qualified voter who will be absent from the area during the time of the election is being conducted may: (a) request an absentee ballot in person in the Cascade County Election Office starting on May 4, or (b) make a written request, signed by the applicant and addressed to the election administrator that the ballot be mailed to an address other than that which appears on the registration card. New law – per 13-2-304 (3)(a)(b)(c), M.C.A., In a federal election, an elector may register or change the elector's voter registration after the close of regular registration as provided in 13-2-301 and vote in the election if the election administrator in the county where the elector resides receives and verifies the elector's voter registration information: before 5:00p.m. on May 29th the Friday before the election; between 8:00a.m. and 5p.m on May 30th the Saturday before the election; or prior to noon on June 2nd, Election Day. There will be no late registration processed on June 1st, the Monday before the election per 13-2-304, M.C.A. DATED this 1st day of May, 2026 CASCADE COUNTY Terry Thompson, Election Administrator Published 5/10/26, 5/17/26, 5/24/26 MNAXLP May 10, 17, 24 2026 LMTS0512484