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David Goldman/AP toggle caption David Goldman/AP On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana, many tribal members don't have a way to reliably get into town and vote during elections, nor do their homes have mail service to send in an absentee ballot. David Goldman/AP Renee LaPlant, an organizer with the Indigenous get-out-the-vote group Western Native Voice, is driving across the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana. "Glacier National Park is just right up there," she says. "But the rest of it is mostly all of the reservation....

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/ Renee LaPlant, an organizer with the Indigenous get-out-the-vote group Western Native Voice, is driving across the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana. "Glacier National Park is just right up there," she says. "But the rest of it is mostly all of the reservation. It's vast. It's huge." So huge, LaPlant says, that many tribal members don't have a way to reliably get into town and vote during elections, nor do their homes have mail service to send in an absentee ballot. Western Native Voice staffers typically collect and deliver sealed absentee ballot envelopes for thos...

Originally published on May 19, 2021 12:00 pm Voting rights advocates are concerned a new law limiting who can help somebody with an absentee ballot could disenfranchise Montanans who already have trouble voting. Supporters say the policy strengthens the integrity of Treasure State elections. At Touchmark senior living center in Helena, a group of friends meet every morning to discuss the news and occasionally rib each other over politics. “Our sole goal is to get him to be a Republican. Everybody else is wise already," says retired accountant Carl Tanberg. Tanberg considers himself a d...

Montana tribes, nonprofits sue over voting laws Contested bills end same-day voter registration and restrict ballot collection efforts MTN News file Posted at 9:25 AM, May 18, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-18 11:25:53-04 Montana tribes and two nonprofits are suing the Secretary of State over two bills they say unconstitutionally infringe on Native Americans’ ability to vote in Montana. The bills being challenged are House Bill 176 and part of House Bill 530, which would respectively end late voter registration on Election Day and put restrictions on ballot collections, a popular tool fo...