Montana Term Limits Battle | Helena News

Helena News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Montana’s ballot chaos heats up as Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s last-minute opinion threatens to disqualify two Republican lawmakers—Representative Llew Jones and Steve Fitzpatrick—over term limits, sparking accusations of political targeting and a frantic legal scramble. The dispute centers on whether term limits reset at the start of a term or on election day; Knudsen’s new interpretation would bar them, but a state judge blocked it, citing chaos risks if candidates were removed so close to certification. The Montana Supreme Court denied an emergency appeal, leaving Jones and…