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- ↑ Montana Secretary of State: Term Limits, archived from the original on 2016-12-13, retrieved 2010-12-07
- ↑ "Ballotpedia: Diane Sands" . Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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- ↑ Openly LGBT Appointed and Elected Officials, archived from the original on 2007-07-08, retrieved 2007-08-29.
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