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Fourth lawsuit filed over Election Day registration rollback
A fourth lawsuit challenging House Bill 176 was filed today by Montana unions, disability rights advocates and individual voters. The plaintiffs allege that the Legislature’s elimination of Election Day registration is unconstitutional and disenfranchises disabled Montanans and workers.
Youth voting groups file Montana’s fourth election lawsuit
A trio of organizations focused on youth voting advocacy filed a lawsuit against Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen Thursday, seeking to overturn three new election laws passed by legislators this year. It’s the fourth election-centric legal challenge to arise since the Legislature gaveled out in April.
Is Montana changing election protocols ‘to prevent fraud’?
Commission seeks suggestions for new U.S. House district maps
Political district-drawing commission finalizes its sideboards
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Lawmaker continues to press Missoula County election allegations
Emails obtained by Montana Free Press show Republican Rep. Brad Tschida is leaning on Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to investigate his voting irregularity claims. Jacobsen has so far declined.
Democratic field for Congress grows
Two more candidates — Cora Neumann and Monica Tranel — have jumped into the race for Montana’s new second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the last week, bringing the total number of declared Republican and Democratic hopefuls to five.
Two candidates throw hats in the ring for U.S. House
The race for Montana’s soon-to-be-established second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is starting to take shape, with Democrat Laurie Bishop and Republican Al Olszewski officially announcing their candidacies today.
SOS notes second-highest use of same-day registration in 2020
Between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2, 7,790 Montanans in 52 of the state’s 56 counties either registered to vote or updated their voter status. On Election Day, the total was 8,172 — the second highest figure in a general election since Montana implemented same-day registration in 2006.
Lawsuit challenges new election laws
Two voting law bills passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte this spring are being challenged in Yellowstone County district court.
Montana grows into a second U.S. House seat
State population counts from the 2020 census, published Monday, indicate Montana will regain the second U.S. House seat it lost following the 1990 census
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Election law changes spark lawsuit
The Montana Democratic Party is attempting to block changes to voting rights laws signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte.
Gianforte approves changes to Montana election laws
Gov. Greg Gianforte has officially ended the state’s long-standing practice of allowing citizens to register to vote on Election Day, a change he said will help preserve the integrity of Montana’s elections, but that critics have decried as a blatant attack on voter rights.
Missoula ballot allegations generate oblique response
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has issued an ‘open letter’ in apparent response to allegations of discrepancies in Missoula County election results.
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Religious exemption revived in committee
Senate Bill 162 would have exempted religious organizations from the state’s campaign reporting requirements. It was tabled in mid-March. Now it’s back, piggybacked onto a new bill just days before a key legislative deadline.
Citizens allege election discrepancy
A records request for ballot envelopes in Missoula County has generated allegations about the 2020 election results, and given legislators fodder for debates about changing statewide election laws.
House forwards contentious voter ID bill
House Bill 169 would add additional identification requirements that critics say would disenfranchise students, the elderly and indigenous Montanans.
A court divided?
House Bill 325 would ask voters to approve election of state Supreme Court justices by districts, rather than statewide. Supporters say the change would encourage better representation on the state’s most powerful bench. Critics call it ‘judicial gerrymandering.’
Raising the ballot initiative bar
Two bills that would double the signature requirements to qualify initiatives for the ballot pass committee on party-line vote.
Eliminating the enforcer
House Bill 535 to the House State Administration Committee Thursday. The bill seeks to replace the governor-appointed Commissioner of Political Practices with a four-person bipartisan council selected by legislative leadership, and to transfer oversight of campaign finance reporting to the Secretary of State.
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Nitpick or necessity?
The biggest change in SB 224 is a repeal of Montana’s cap on candidate contributions from political committees.
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