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Butte-Silver Bow names Jason Parrish interim coroner after council interviews and ballot
Summary
After interviewing 13 candidates and two rounds of ballots, the council appointed Jason Parrish as interim coroner to serve until the conclusion of the November 2026 general election; the appointment passed on a formal motion and recorded vote.
The Butte‑Silver Bow Council of Commissioners on Nov. 5 appointed Jason Parrish as the county’s interim coroner after conducting interviews and a ranked‑ballot process.
John Morgan, council chairman, described the procedure at the start of the meeting: the commission asked each candidate the same five questions, then used a first‑round ballot to pick two finalists and a final ballot to select the interim coroner. The process included public interviews of multiple candidates; the council read the individual ballots aloud during the tally.
After two rounds of voting the…
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