25 May 2017 — 0600 mdt
Special election absentee return rate at 72.5 percent
The return rate for absentee ballots in federal elections in Montana is higher for general than for primary elections, as displayed in the graph below. Also displayed on the graph, the return rate as of 1637 MDT for the special congressional election that concludes today. That return rate will increase a few percent as more absentee ballots are returned today, but to me it appears that the return rate will be closer to that for a primary than a general election.
