Story from MTN News reports that the the Montana Supreme Court has struck down four “election-related regulations” passed by the 2021 Legislature and signed by Gov Greg Gianforte, for violating the fundamental right to vote. These four laws made it harder to get registered, harder to vote, and harder to return absentee ballots.
According to the story these bills were:
- House Bill 176, which eliminated Election Day voter registration for most Montanans and closed the late registration window at noon the day before an election.
- House Bill 506, which said someone who had not yet turned 18 but would be 18 before Election Day could not receive an absentee ballot.
- One section of House Bill 530, which directed the Secretary of State to create rules prohibiting anyone from accepting payment to collect absentee ballots.
- Senate Bill 169, which required additional identification for people using student IDs to vote.
Read the full story here: https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-supreme-court-blocks-four-voting-related-laws-from-2021-legislature
See which of Cascade County’s legislators voted Yea back in 2021 for these unconstitutional laws designed to deny Montanans their right to vote. (Spoiler alert: every single one of them, for all four bills, with the exception of Sen McKamey on HB 506)
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