Montana voters choose the Clerk of the State Supreme Court in a partisan election (Indiana is the only other state in which voters vote on that office). At last week’s election in Montana, there were 3 candidates on the ballot: a Democrat, a Constitution Party nominee, and a Libertarian. The unofficial results are: Democrat Ed Smith 221,756 (64.16%); Constitution nominee Ron Marquardt 85,972 (24.88%); Libertarian nominee Howard Scott Butler, 37,882 (10.96%).
Indiana no longer elects its Clerk of the Courts; it’s now an appointed position as per 2004 legislation.
I admire MT for electing their clerk of the courts. I wish more states did it. This is an area where an informed electorate can make a huge difference. The highway of rot in our american “justice system” rolls right through the clerk of courts’ office. have a look at the link below for more details.
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/