Elections Administrator Rebecca Connors began her day at about 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and plans to be going strong through about 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Mail-in ballot elections are said to be far superior to traditional elections using polling places, however, turnout for Tuesday's Missoula County Trustee election proved to be disappointing to election officials.
The July 2 deadline to file for election to the Missoula City Council passed at the close of business Thursday at the county elections office, and only one race has enough candidates to qualify for a primary.
Former Missoula city councilor, Republican Dick Haines, has officially asked for a recount in the November 3 State Senate race he narrowly lost to Democrat Diane Sands.
Independent House District 94 candidate Gary Marbut has filed a lawsuit in Missoula District Court over late-counted ballots that gave the race to his opponent, Democrat Kimberly Dudek.