County Election Administrator says Kalispell city election should be redone

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Based on state law, the results of the election could be contested in district court up until five business days after the results are canvassed.
47% : During public comment before commissioners, Kalispell City Council President Chad Graham, who noted he was speaking also on behalf of Mayor Mark Johnson, said he believes that the election ran counterintuitive to the "basic tenants of representative government.
34% : " "We agree that it needs to be redone, but there needs to be a mechanism to get it in front of a judge," she added, later noting that the error may prompt a change in state law that would address such a situation in future elections.

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