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The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Montana, and NARF challenged the latest in a line of Montana laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process. These groups represent Western Native Voice, a Native American-led organization focused on getting out the vote and increasing civic participation in the Native American community; and the Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Community, and Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

SB 490 drastically limits the availability of EDR, which Native American voters on reservations have disproportionately relied upon in Montana. It cuts the majority of hours during which EDR is available, including those hours in which Native American voters in Montana made use of it.

On June 24, 2025, we filed a motion for intervention in Montana Federation of Public Employees v. State of Montana, an earlier filed case in the Montana First Judicial District Court, that challenges SB 490 as well as another law likely to limit voters’ access to the franchise.

The motion is currently pending.