Republican Central Committees Mount Legal Challenge Over New GOP Bylaws

Backlash to Montana GOP bylaws yields new lawsuit; arguments set for Monday

The petition from a group of Republicans said those new bylaws, which can remove precinct officers, undermine state-run elections.

Republican Central Committees Mount Legal Challenge Over New GOP Bylaws

Nearly a month after the Montana Republican Party changed its bylaws to require membership dues and an affirmation of support — and which spelled out a process for suspending or terminating party members who defy the rules — the party is facing a legal challenge from within its own ranks. The challenge to the bylaws comes from county central committees in Yellowstone County, home to Billings, a Republican stronghold and the largest city in the s…