Video of Dem-aligned individual at Montana ballot box sparks 'tampering' concern from election administrator

An idiosyncratic aligned with the Democratic Party was flagged by an predetermination authoritative for "tampering" concerns aft surveillance footage caught him making interaction with a ballot box, the Montana Secretary of State's bureau tells Fox News Digital.

Crystal Cole, the Glacier County predetermination administrator, reported her concerns to the Montana caput of state's predetermination portion astir what she viewed arsenic imaginable "tampering" with a ballot container connected Sunday, according to an email shared with Fox News Digital. 

Cole told the caput of state’s bureau that she called the idiosyncratic shown successful the video footage, who told her helium had been sent "to spot however unafraid the container was."  But Cole complained to the authorities that the "MT Dem Party did not notify the Elections bureau . . . they would beryllium sending idiosyncratic to the Ballot Box to cheque however unafraid it was, truthful connected camera it looks similar helium was tamering [sic] with the box."

The secretary's bureau identified the idiosyncratic successful the footage arsenic Laszlo Gendler, who has been employed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) this cycle, according to a reappraisal of disbursements from the Federal Election Commission.

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The Montana Election Administrator reported concerns implicit an idiosyncratic astatine a section ballot box. (Fox News Digital)

"Poll observers are instructed not to interaction ballot boxes. This idiosyncratic was attempting to guarantee a caller ballot container was secured to the wall, neither the ballot container nor ballots were affected," David Bergstein, DSCC spokesperson, told Fox News Digital. "Their actions were not successful accordance with our procedures and retired of an abundance of caution they volition nary longer beryllium doing this enactment moving forward."  

The Secretary of State’s bureau told Fox News Digital it has reported the incidental to the Glacier County Sheriff. Gendler could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

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Video obtained by Fox News Digital, shows the idiosyncratic identified arsenic Gendler approaching the ballot container successful Glacier County, Montana. Gendler past puts some hands connected the ballot box, steps distant for a mates of seconds earlier making interaction with the container a 2nd time.

BOZEMAN, MONTANA - AUGUST 9: Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen speaks during a rally for Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump connected August 9, 2024 successful Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo)

The incidental occurred successful the authorities that is seeing 1 of the astir crucial Senate races of the 2024 cycle, pitting Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., against Republican erstwhile Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy.

The Glacier County ballot container is located successful Montana's First Congressional District, wherever Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke is seeking re-election against Democratic hostile Monica Tranel.

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The Montana Democratic Party told Fox News Digital they had "no comment" connected the pending matter.