Democracy Docket: Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Four Voter Suppression Laws

MARCH 27, 2024

Today in a sweeping 4-3 decision ahead of the 2024 elections, the Montana Supreme Court struck down four major voter suppression laws.

The laws — House Bill 176,  House Bill 530House Bill 506  and Senate Bill 169 — which eliminated Election Day registration, banned paid ballot collection and curtailed other forms of ballot return assistance, prohibit the mailing of ballots to new voters who will be eligible to vote on Election Day but are not yet 18  and made it more difficult to vote with a student ID, respectively, were struck down for violating the state’s constitution.

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