Absentee Ballots Mailed Out For June Primary Election

Voting has started for Montana’s June Primary Election. Over 450,000 absentee ballots have been mailed to voters in Montana who prefer to vote from their home rather than going to a polling place.

In Valley County, 3,494 absentee ballots were mailed and have arrived in mailboxes. A total of 70 percent of voters in Valley County prefer to vote absentee instead of voting at a polling place on Election Day. There are 4,937 registered voters in Valley County.

Voter turnout in Valley County has been dropping for the June primary election. In 2018 voter turnout was 64 percent, 2020 turnout was 60 percent and in 2022 the turnout was just 45 percent.

The general election turnout in Valley County also dropped significantly in 2018 with turnout just 66 percent, compared to 84 percent in 2020 and 80 percent in 2018.