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- ↑ Archived October 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1 2 3 Montana Supreme Court gives state House race to Democrats, Associated Press (December 29, 2004).
- ↑ Paul Fugleberg, HD 12 Case Heads to Montana Supreme Court, Lake County Leader (December 23, 2004).
- ↑ Big Spring v. Jore , 109 P.3d 219 (Mont. 2005).
- ↑ "Montana Legislature: Sessions". Leg.mt.gov. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
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