Justice of the Peace
Sanders County, Montana
My vote power: High
What does this office do?
- Deciding small-claims cases
- Handling evictions, in many states
- Ruling on traffic and minor criminal citations, where state law allows
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Carl E Marquardt is a clerk and restitution officer in the Sanders County Justice Court and a military veteran who has studied criminal justice. He has proposed letting people who cannot pay fines do community service instead.
Nonpartisan
Jeffrey Lundberg has worked about 13 years as a clerk and restitution officer in the Sanders County Justice Court and holds an education degree from Dickinson State University. Lundberg's stated goal is to keep the court's justice fair and impartial.
Sources: co.sanders.mt.us23