From The Montana Standard:

For nearly 200,000 voters in Montana this fall, Election Day may come early, via absentee ballots — and campaigns are adjusting to this new reality.

“You can’t wait to define yourself or your opponent until late September or October, like it used to be,” says Erik Iverson, chairman of the Montana Republican Party. “You’ve got to start early, and it doesn’t mean you get to quit early. You’ve got to push on through.” A majority of Montana voters still are expected to vote the old-fashioned way, going to the polls Nov. 4. But under Montana law, absentee ballots are available Oct. 6, allowing thousands of people to vote starting 30 days before the election.

Montana allows anyone to request an absentee ballot, and an ever-increasing number of people are choosing this option.

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