June primary will be conducted by mail

Carter County Election Administrator Pam Castleberry announced on Tuesday that the upcoming June 2 statewide primary election will be a mail ballot election.

The announcement comes on the heels of a directive issued by Governor Steve Bullock on March 25 authorizing all counties in the state to conduct upcoming elections entirely by mail. Specifically, Bullock's directive provided for the following:

• Counties permitted, but not required, to conduct June 2, 2020, primary election by mail (opt-in deadline: April 2, 2020; deadline for making ballots available at election administrator's offices:...