Montana Democratic Party challenges changes to voter ID laws
A voter casts their ballot at the Flathead County Election Department on Wednesday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Democratic Party has asked a judge to overturn a law that ends Election Day voter registration and another that requires college students to provide other proof of residency besides a student ID to register and vote.
In the lawsuit filed Monday against Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, the party said the laws place an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote for students, Native Americans, the elderly, those with disabilities and others — without a valid reason...
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