The Senate State Administration meeting held on January 8, 2025, focused on critical discussions surrounding voter registration integrity and election fraud in Montana. The meeting highlighted findings from United Sovereign Americans, which raised concerns about the accuracy of the state's voter registration list and the implications for the electoral process.

Key points of discussion included the definition of voting as outlined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which encompasses all actions necessary to make a vote effective, including registration and the counting of ballots. The meeting emphasized the importance of maintaining accurate voter registration roles as a fundamental civil right, referencing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. These laws set standards for voter registration and election administration to ensure that elections are fair and trustworthy.

The findings presented revealed significant vulnerabilities in Montana's voter registration system. Among the alarming statistics were 375 instances of illegal duplicate registrations, 1,095 votes added after the election was certified, and 70,000 records that appeared to have been backdated. Additionally, there were 9,225 registrations where voters were either too old to be alive or too young to be registered, and 711 deceased individuals were still listed as voters.

The implications of these findings are profound, as they suggest that over 72,000 instances of disqualified registrations were allowed to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, impacting 66,625 unique votes. This raises serious questions about the integrity of the electoral process in Montana, especially in light of the Help America Vote Act's accuracy requirements, which Montana reportedly exceeded by over 66,000 apparent errors.

The meeting concluded with a call for further investigation into these discrepancies to ensure the integrity of future elections in Montana. The discussions underscored the ongoing challenges of maintaining accurate voter registration and the need for robust measures to prevent election fraud.