Press releases
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- Extracted body text (may be empty if the page could not be fetched)
- has_text
- 1 if body text was successfully extracted
- date_source
- How the publication date was determined
- bioguide_id
- Bioguide ID of the member
1 row where party = "Republican", state = "MT" and year = 2021 sorted by date descending
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| https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-calls-for-election-commission-to-restore-trust-following-irregularities-in-2020-presidential-election | Daines Calls for Election Commission to Restore Trust Following Irregularities in 2020 Presidential Election | 2021-01-02 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Republican | House | MT | Steve Daines | D000618 | www.daines.senate.gov | legacy | 01.02.21 Daines Calls for Election Commission to Restore Trust Following Irregularities in 2020 Presidential Election U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Dainestodaycalled for an election commission to review the November 3rd, 2020 presidential election process.Daines issued the following statement: Anunprecedentednumber of Americans havesignificant doubts about the integrity of 2020 presidential election results. Fewer than 45,000 votes spreadacross three states would alter the vote of the Electoral College. Couple that with the fact that the processes and the way Americans voted was altered at a scalenever before imagined outside what the state legislative process intended. There have been continued reports of irregularitieswith signature verification, different rules for mail-in ballots versus in-person ballots, delayed receipt of ballots, inconsistent curing of ballots, a lack of meaningful access to the polls, the dispute processand counting process for partisan poll watchers. These issues have cast doubt on thelegitimacy of the presidential election outcome which needs further investigation for thecredibility of our institutions. To restore confidence for Montanans and the American people, I am joining a group of senators to propose an election commission to quickly audit the election results. Senators have raised concerns following previous elections before. They debated the issues and as a result created a path towards reforms that were made for future elections. Furthermore, I believe it is important that we agree to hear the concerns of Americans, and that's why I believe it's important that we form the electoral commission. To answer the questions outstanding, find resolution and protect the democratic process. Once completed, individual contested states would evaluate the commission's findings, and if necessary could convene special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed. The commission provides a neededpath to resolution before theJanuary 20thinauguration. Daines… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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