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Suit targets laws that opponents say hurt Native Americans

by Amy Beth Hanson Associated Press
| May 17, 2021 2:15 PM

HELENA (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Native American voting rights organizations and four tribes challenging new laws they say are part of a broader scheme by the Montana Legislature to disenfranchise Native American voters.

The Legislature passed a bill to eliminate Election Day voter registration by closing late registration at noon on the Monday before Election Day...

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