Volunteers for Bernie have collected and submitted enough signatures to guarantee Bernie Sanders ballot access for Montana’s Primary Election.

Montana, Feb, 10th 2016: Montana volunteers for US Senator Bernie Sanders have submitted enough signatures to put Sanders on the Montana Democratic presidential primary ballot.  The Montana primary is scheduled to take place on June 7th.

Volunteers carried petitions filed with the MT Sec of State by the National Bernie Sander's Campaign Signatures were collected in Butte-Silver Bow, Gallatin, Lewis & Clark, Missoula, Yellowstone, Park and Sanders Counties, among others.

“The energy for Bernie is high," said Park County for Bernie volunteer and retired actress Margot Kidder of Livingston. Though the Sanders campaign has no official campaign office in Montana, there are regular meetings of volunteers doing actual work to help him get elected. "We an enormous amount of active and committed volunteers across the state that are deeply engaged in reaching out on behalf of Bernie," said Kidder.

“Getting Bernie on the ballot in Montana feels great,” said Andy Boyd of Bozeman.  Now, we are focusing  on forming phone banks and calling voters in the early states like South Carolina and Nevada.

 For more information  on Bernie Sanders Campaign events in Montana visit www.berniesanders.com/map.