It looks like our elected representatives in the Montana legislature failed to completely do away with “constituency accounts” at least according to a recent Associated Press story.

Should we give them a pat on the back for trying? I don’t think so. Maybe it’s the lack of experience in the legislature these days. Maybe it’s that they really don’t want to do away with them, or maybe they just made a mistake.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Roy Brown correctly said, “It’s clear that Montanans want a more open, honest government, yet these new regulations allow public officials to raise and spend money behind closed doors, and it’s simply unacceptable.”

Maybe the state legislature will try a little harder to fix this problem next session. Maybe.