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On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a decision temporarily blocking the implementation of two voter suppression laws.

On Wednesday, July 27, a Montana state court judge struck down House Bill 506 — a suppressive voting law that prohibited the mailing of ballots to new voters who will be eligible to vote on Election Day but are not yet 18 — for violating the Montana Constitution.

Last night, the Montana Supreme Court reinstated two previously-blocked voter suppression laws while an appeal challenging the laws moves forward.

Today, a state trial court judge in Montana temporarily blocked four voter suppression laws from being enforced as litigation continues.

On Thursday, Feb. 3, a Montana state court permanently blocked portions of a new election law for violating the Montana Constitution.

Today, a state court judge entered an order denying a motion to dismiss claims in Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen, a lawsuit brought by the Montana Democratic Party (MDP) challenging three recently-passed voter suppression bills.

Today, the Montana Democratic Party, Montanans for Tester and a Montana voter filed a lawsuit challenging one of Montana’s newly-enacted voter suppression laws, Senate Bill 319, that the parties allege targets college-age voters.

On Wednesday, a group of labor organizations, disability rights advocates and Montana voters filed a lawsuit challenging a recently-passed Montana law that ends Election Day voter registration for almost all voters.

A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday over a recently-passed law that bans voter registration and education activities on public college campuses and requires judges to recuse themselves from cases if a party or attorney before them donated to their campaign.

A new lawsuit filed Monday alleges that Montana’s recently-enacted voter suppression laws are part of a concerted effort to disenfranchise Native voters in the state.