Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims Are ‘Fiction,’ Montana Judge Says
- Trump campaign loses effort to block mass mailing of ballots
- Ruling is a win for Democrats in state with key Senate race
Montana primary ballot in Helena, Montana on May 27.
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President Donald Trump’s campaign lost an effort to block Montana election officials from automatically mailing ballots to all registered voters for the Nov. 3 election -- a setback for Republicans in a state with a tight Senate race that could help flip control of the chamber to Democrats.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen in Helena, Montana, on Wednesday denied the campaign’s request for an injunction blocking the plan, saying there was no evidence it would lead to rampant voter fraud in the state. Mail-in ballots have been used widely in Republican-leaning Montana for two decades.