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Montana district court blocks law restricting voter registration hours, allows voter ID law

A Montana district court has ordered a temporary halt on a new law aimed at restricting Election Day voter registration and tightening the hours voters can register in the days leading up to it, while upholding a new voter identification law. In a 22-page order on Friday, District Court

Half a million absentee ballots sent to Montana voters for primary election

Ballots for Montana’s June 2 primary began to hit voters’ mailboxes this weekend. According to the Secretary of State’s website, 509,399 absentee ballots were mailed to voters. As of Monday morning, 358 voters had already returned their ballots. “Montana’s 2026 Primary Election is well underway, and

Say no to the yes-men | Mary Sheehy Moe

Here we are again — drowning in post-Citizens United swill. Every other TV commercial has this candidate touring a factory, that one standing on a mountaintop in his plaid flannel shirt, yet another firing her gun to display her Second-Amendment bona fides — or put her dog down, maybe. Every

Butte-Silver Bow County warns voters their ballot may have been rejected due to new signature requirement

Butte-Silver Bow County warns voters their ballot may have been rejected due to new signature requirement

BUTTE, Mont. - Butte-Silver Bow County is warning voters about an increased number of rejected ballots in the current school election due to a new signature requirement, and encouraged citizens to check the status of their ballot online before the deadline to resolve it. The deadline to resolve rejected ballots

Even after reminder, voters struggling with new law requiring birth year on ballot envelope

Even after reminder, voters struggling with new law requiring birth year on ballot envelope

Even as election officials throughout the state reminded residents last month of changes to Montana’s election laws and how ballots should be marked, Montana’s largest county, Yellowstone, said that it is working with nearly 1,000 residents to fix rejected ballots before the school board elections on May

Even after reminder, voters struggling with new law requiring birth year on ballot envelope

Even as election officials throughout the state reminded residents last month of changes to Montana’s election laws and how ballots should be marked, Montana’s largest county, Yellowstone, said that it is working with nearly 1,000 residents to fix rejected ballots before the school board elections on May

Swiss canton votes with centuries-old show of hands

Swiss canton votes with centuries-old show of hands

Every late April, the tiny Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden votes for local leaders and magistrates in accordance with a tradition dating back to the 15th century: a show of hands in the town square. This year's Landsgemeinde open-air assembly, held as always on the last Sunday