BILLINGS – Across Montana, 500,000 absentee ballots have been sent to voters and nearly 20% have been turned back in. The number is slightly higher in Yellowstone County, where 25% of absentee ballots have been returned, according to election officials. The Montana Secretary of State’s website shows statewide, about 760,000 Montanans are registered to vote and almost two-thirds of voters are registered to vote absentee.
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