Unraveling Bullock’s Involvement Warrants Scrutiny
Election Night Ballot Shredding: What was Comm. Bill Bullock’s Role?
Election day in Montana is a state holiday for all government employees. Except for emergency services and election staff, all other officials and employees are given the day off. That means courts are closed, the Department of Motor Vehicles etc.
On election night, November 2022, an inquiry was made by poll watcher Chip Bennett to Commissioner Bill Bullock concerning his role in the Annex Building. Bullock promptly identified himself as a head election judge. To ensure transparency and accountability, community members reached out to the election office, seeking a comprehensive list of all authorized judges and poll watchers who had permission to be inside the building or manage ballots that evening. Bullock was not on any judge or election worker list.
As a note to our readers, in order to be a certified election judge, you must go through training the year of the election, past training does not carry over to current election cycles. This ensures that all election judges are up-to-date with the latest procedures and protocols, reinforcing the integrity of our election process.
The Carbon County Attorney’s office doubled down on Bullock being an election judge and continued to back his presence on election night as authorized. Upon further probing by the Daily Montanan’s Editor, including public records requests for documentation such as election judge certification letters for Bullock, the Carbon County Attorney’s office revised their narrative to state Comm. Bullock has every right to access his office, use his computer and essentially disrupt the election process; even after normal working hours during an election. However, this update came after numerous months of silence on the issue and with none of the public records requests filled.
