News Release ACLU Montana A Montana court yesterday blocked two state laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process. The
Judge Michael Moses on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen from enforcing the new laws. Jacobsen said she d "immediately appeal" the decision.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) Four laws the Republican majority in the 2021 Montana Legislature said they passed to make elections more secure actually enacted barriers that make it more difficult for some residents to exercise their constitutional right to vote, attorneys argued Thursday in seeking to block and eventually overturn the laws.