Montana Democrats announce Flathead leaders of partyâs Tribal Committee
Announcement follows creation of first-in-the-nation Tribal Committee to increase representation of American Indian Nations in party business
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Montana Democratic Party
he Montana Democratic Party named the first Chair and Vice Chair of the newly formed Flathead Tribal Committee in a vote late Tuesday.
“We are following through on our commitment to make our state party the most inclusive of indigenous peoples in the country,” said Donavon Hawk, Treasurer of the Montana Democratic Party.
“These are just the first steps in a long journey: Our work will not be over until the voices of Montana’s tribal communities fill the walls of our state’s and nation’s capitals.”
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 dyed-in-the-wool conservative. He says his father received a letter from his father before he moved West saying, among other things, vote Republican.
Suit targets laws that opponents say hurt Native voters
âThese new laws directly threaten our right to have our voices heardâ
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May 19, 2021
Shelly R. Fyant, chairwoman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana, poses for a photo Nov. 30 in Pablo, Montana. (Amy Schlatter via AP, File)
âThese new laws directly threaten our right to have our voices heardâ
Amy Beth Hanson
Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Native American voting rights organizations and four tribes challenging new laws they say are part of a broader scheme by the Montana Legislature to disenfranchise Native voters.
Montana Tribes File Lawsuit Challenging New Voting Laws
Several Montana tribal nations and legal nonprofits on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging two new laws they say disenfranchise American Indian voters.
The American Indian Rights Fund and the ACLU of Montana filled the case in the Yellowstone County district court on behalf of the Blackfeet Nation, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Western Native Voice.
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 Americansâ 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 for Get Out the Vote efforts. Both bills have been signed into law.