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Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton testifies Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, before the State Administration and Veteran Affairs Committee at the State Capitol in Helena. Stapleton is scheduled to testify before a legislative committee about two contracts his office awarded to a former Republican Party chairman and his wife. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

Official: Awarding contract to friend was right for voters

By MATT VOLZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 28, 2014 file photo, Corey Stapleton answers questions during a debate in Kalispell, Mont. The Billings company that won a $265,000 contract to send mailers correcting bad information contained in the Montana Secretary of State's voter information pamphlet is owned by a Republican political consultant and former executive director of the state GOP. Emails and descriptions of phone calls show that Republican Secretary of State Corey Stapleton's office repeatedly directed the Department of Administration use Ultra Graphics LLC for the job. (Patrick Cote /The Daily Inter Lake via AP, File)

APNewsBreak: Ex-GOP leader awarded $265K election print job

By MATT VOLZ - Associated Press