Unlock the Truth of Montana Election Audits
Did you know that Silver Bow County certified its 2024 Montana primary election despite counting 1,131 more ballots than voters? Here’s the math: 12,077 ballots were counted but only 10,934 county residents voted in the recent primary. That’s a whopping 10% discrepancy.
The cause of this alarming mishap?
Linda Sajor-Joyce, the Silver Bow County Election Administrator, believes an extra 1,023 votes came from a memory stick (USB thumb drive) she used to test the equipment prior to the election. However, it should be noted that this procedure also did not follow secretary of state rules which requires the testing to occur the day real ballots begin to get counted, not the day or days before counting the real primary ballots.
