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The first, SB 169, requires a photo ID to vote in an election. Photo ID is already required for routine activities, like traveling on a plane or replacing a cell phone, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said. Republicans argue it will make elections more secure and accurate, but those against the idea say voter fraud was never a real issue in Montana. We have no data that voter fraud is occurring under the current laws, and we ask that you not make them more complicated, Sam Forstag, with ACLU of Montana, said. The other bill, HB 176, ends same day voter registration and changes late registration to noon the day before an election. ....
Religious organizations would be exempt from reporting political activities as required by Montanaâs campaign finance laws under legislation inspired by a local churchâs fight against Montanaâs top elections watchdog in 2004. Under Senate Bill 162, tax-exempt religious groupsâ political communications would be excluded from Montana s definitions of campaign contributions, election communications, electioneering communications or political expenditures. It s carried by Sen. David Howard, R-Park City. Chad Hesler, a senior pastor at Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church in East Helena, told the Senate State Administration Committee on Monday that the legislation âfollows in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson to limit the intrusion of government into the well-being of mankind, which is the essential role of religion.â ....