Montana GOP's US Senate Primary Proposal Shelved.

A proposed change to Montana's 2024 Senate primary that would have blocked third-party candidates and potentially undermined Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's reelection chances has been shelved by a state legislative committee. The bill's Republican sponsor said he wanted to stop both parties from manipulating elections by promoting third-party candidates, but critics called it a blatant attempt to rig the election. The national importance of the race helped fuel outrage over the bid to change the primary rules.