News from Montana:

The mayor of Libby and its city council violated Montana law in the days before the 2013 election, according to a new report from the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices.

In a decision handed down on May 12, Commissioner Jonathan Motl states that Mayor Doug Roll, City Attorney James Reintsma and the Libby City Council possibly altered the mayoral election when the city filed a lawsuit against Councilman Allen Olsen alleging he was not a resident and thus could not run for mayor.

Roll beat Olsen by just 13 votes.