Judge blocks law that prevented absentee ballot collection

HELENA (AP) — With the state’s primary elections less than two weeks away, a Montana judge temporarily blocked a voter-approved law that restricts the collection of absentee ballots, the ACLU of Montana said Wednesday.

The temporary restraining order affects the law passed by voter referendum in 2018 called the Ballot Interference Protection Act, which limits one person to turning in a maximum six absentee ballots...