The state of Montana took its electronic absentee voting system online shortly after it went live when prospective voters discovered Kamala Harris wasn’t on the ballot

While Harris is considered a severe underdog in Montana, Democrats are still hoping they can voters to turn out to save incumbent Senator Jon Tester against Donald Trump-endorsed Tim Sheehy

The Montana Secretary of State claims that the errors were only found in their online system.

‘Our team and the vendor quickly investigated and found that only a few voters may have been impacted,’ the Secretary of State’s Office told the Daily Inter Lake.

‘As a precaution, the Electronic Absentee System has been taken offline until troubleshooting is completed.’

They promised that the system would be back online shortly after they’d taken it down.

The voters impacted will be allowed to complete their ballots once it returns to functioning.

‘This does not affect any other ballots, including those that will be sent by mail,’ the Secretary of State’s Office said.

Himsl, a first-time absentee voter, is worried about what this experience might mean for others.

‘This is very concerning to me,’ said Himsl.

Donald Trump is considered a huge favorite to win Montana again

Max Himsl, a voter living in the United Kingdom, wanted to make his choice once the ballots were online on Friday at 8am. The ballot listed both Trump and the now out of the race independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. but not the vice president

Citizens living overseas, including members of the armed forces, are allowed by law to vote absentee in elections.

In Montana, a functioning absentee system allows them to vote starting 45 days until Election Day.

While Democrats aren’t expected to come close in the presidential race, they’re still hoping to keep Tester in the Senate.

Cook Political Report rates Tester’s race a ‘toss up,’ and former President Donald Trump won Montana by more than 16 points in 2020.

Tester has held the Montana seat since 2007, in a state that heavily backed Trump during the 2020 election.

Republicans see the battle as crucial to their hopes of taking control of the Senate.

They expect to pick up a seat in West Virginia, where Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin is retiring, and need just one more to secure a majority in the upper chamber.

The result is that millions of dollars is pouring into the battle between Tester and Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL.

Democratic Montana Senator Jon Tester is in a tough race against GOP challenger Tim Sheehy in a state Trump won by sixteen points in 2020

Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, is the Republican candidate. He has the backing of Donald Trump

Latest campaign finance report show Tester has raised more than $43.7, a record amount, and three times more than he had collected by this stage in his 2018 race.

Sheehy has raised $13.7 million since entering the contest a year ago.

The importance of the race will be on full display on Friday, when former President Donald Trump holds a rally in support of Sheehy.

He won the state by more than 16 points in 2020 and by more than 20 points over Hillary Clinton in 2016.