Voting Rights

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy reservation in northcentral Montana is suing Choteau County over the way they elect county commissioners, saying it violates the Voting Rights Act.

A Billings judge temporarily suspended four new election laws passed by Republicans in 2021, saying the plaintiffs make a compelling case that they’re unconstitutional.

Native lawmakers in Montana say this year’s legislative session brought laws created without tribal government input.