Justices resolved the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, dealing a blow to a legal theory on legislative authority over election laws raised in a pending Montana appeal.
A Yellowstone County District Court judge has struck down three laws regulating Montana elections, saying they “severely” burden the right to vote, especially for Native Americans, students, the elderly and voters with disabilities.
A Yellowstone County District Court judge officially struck down three voting bills passed by the Montana state Legislature in 2021, according to a Sept. 30 court decision.
The state health department said Monday it would comply with an order from a District Court judge to allow Montanans to change the gender marker on their birth certificate after issuing a statement last week in apparent defiance of the judge.
A Yellowstone County District Court judge has ruled that a law passed by the 2021 Legislature that would have forced county clerks to withhold absentee ballots from voters who would turn 18 by Election Day is a violation of the Montana Constitution.