Following charges of misconduct in the 2010 election, former Montana legislator Art Wittich received some welcome news from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel this week.
Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl said on Friday that the recently completed Art Wittich trial was the first time in 75 years that a candidate had been adjudicated as a campaign practice violator.
A Helena jury found State Representative Art Wittich guilty of all charges late Friday night in a trial with far reaching implications for candidates in Montana elections.
The trial of State Representative Art Wittich enters its third day in Helena. A former staffer for Right to Work claims Wittich had to know about all the services the organization provided to his 2010 campaign.
On Tuesday, April 15, Tax Day, a group of Montana Tea Party supporters met in Helena and presented a petition to the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices.