Montana’s claim that temporary residency law doesn’t apply to student voters hits skeptical judge
A Montana judge appeared skeptical of a law requiring college students to pledge to live in the state after they graduate in order to register to vote.
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In multiple red states, direct democracy is on the ballot this midterm
With early and mail voting underway across the country, multiple red states ask voter to decide the future of direct democracy in their states.
Montana voters head to the polls with increased access — for some
Midterm voting in Montana is here. Early in-person polls opened Monday and mail ballots will start flowing to voters Friday, Oct. 9. The state is a battleground, both for the U.S. Senate and in courtroom fights over voter access.
Montana Supreme Court strikes down GOP restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously struck down a series of Republican-backed restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Montana court blocks onerous mail voting law that caused thousands of rejected absentee ballots last year
The mail voting measure led to nearly 3,000 mail ballots getting rejected in the Nov. 2025 election, in a state where 80% of voters vote absentee.
GOP states join DOJ in asking Supreme Court to let Trump block some mail ballots
A dozen Republican states led by Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting go into effect before the midterm elections in November.
Trump DOJ said some states ‘cooperated’ with voter roll grab by providing public information. It sued other states for doing the same
Records reviewed by Democracy Docket reveal no consistent standard used by DOJ for deciding which states have met the department’s demands and which should be sued.
In win for voters, Montana court blocks Republican-backed attack on Election Day registration
In a major win for Montana voters, a court blocked a voter suppression law that would’ve cut off Election Day registration for federal elections at noon — preserving an essential voting option Montanans have used for decades ahead of the 2026 midterms.
In Montana, attacks on voting risk disenfranchising people with disabilities
Montana passed a law last year that would reject mail-in ballots over minor date errors. It could disenfranchise thousands of voters in a state where 80% of people voted by mail in 2024, according to a new report.
RNC, Montana GOP Jump In To Defend Anti-Voting Laws
The RNC and Montana GOP are seeking to enter a lawsuit in support of two anti-voting laws in the state.
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