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Candidates can now file to run in municipal election

By: Owen Skornik-Hayes

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The City of Great Falls is now accepting applications for its 2023 municipal elections.

Available positions for elected office include one Mayor position for a two-year term, two City Commissioner positions for four-year terms, forty-five Neighborhood Council representatives for two-year terms, and two Municipal Court judges, one for a four-year term and the other for two.

“The City of Great Falls encourages residents to get involved in their local government, and one of the ways they can do that is they can file for one of the many offices that we have opened during this municipal election,” says Civic Center Communications Director, Lanni Klasner.

All elected officials will take office in January 2024.

New to the ballot this year is a second Municipal Court judge position. Thisi s to offload some of the heavy workload taken on by said Judge.

“We've had at times thousands of warrants and it takes a judge a lot of time to go through those warrants and really decide whether or not officers need to be going out and who they need to be looking at,” says current Municipal Court Judge, Steven Bolstad.

A second judge would lessen some stress while reaping the benefits of a role in upholding the law.

“It's somebody who really cares about justice and who cares about, our community of Great Falls. The biggest thing in this level of law in the municipal court as opposed to district court, you can really make some positive changes on people's lives,” says Bolstad.

Any residents of Great Falls who are interested must fill out an ‘Oath of Office’ form which can be filled out online or picked up at the Cascade County Elections Office, where they are to be submitted as well.

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