Crystal Cole, Glacier County’s election administrator, has raised concerns about potential ballot tampering after surveillance footage captured a Democratic Party operative, Laszlo Gendler, touching a ballot box.

The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is requesting that the Department of Justice investigate a Montana election official’s “tampering” concern over actions by a Democratic operative in the state. A man employed by Senate Democrats’ campaign arm was captured on surveillance video appearing to dislodge a ballot drop box secured to the Glacier

Republican Tim Sheehy is running ahead of Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in the Treasure State, according to polls.