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Court Blocks Montana Law That Restricts Voting Rights of Native Americans

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana court has blocked a state law that severely restricts the right to vote for Native Americans.

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund successfully sought the preliminary injunction halting the so-called Montana Ballot Interference Prevention ACT (BIPA), which imposed severe restrictions on ballot collection efforts that are critical to Native American voters, particularly those living on rural reservations.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Western Native Voice and Montana Native Vote, Native American-led organizations focused on getting out the vote and increasing civic participation in the Native American community; and the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck, Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Crow Tribe, and Fort Belknap Indian Community.

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/court-blocks-montana-law-restricts-voting-rights-native-americans

 

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