Video: Hearing on Montana vote-by-mail election gets rowdy, room has to be cleared

A county commissioner who drove over 400 miles to testify told lawmakers Thursday a vote-by-mail election to fill Montana’s vacant U.S. House seat would save his rural county money and alleviate concerns over a lack of election judges.

"It’s convenient for people and saving us a pile of money," said Gary MacDonald, a commissioner for Roosevelt County.

How Montana conducts its election to replace former U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, who resigned at the start of the year to become Secretary of the Interior, has come under the national spotlight after Gov. Steve Bullock set election for May 25.

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Video: http://www.kpax.com/story/34986256/tempers-flare-over-mail-ballot-bill-committee-room-briefly-cleared-of-spectators

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