Plaintiffs and supporters in Wandering Medicine voting rights case. Photo by Joseph Zummo / Reporting from Indian Country
The state of Montana has agreed to open voting offices on three reservations as part of a settlement in an Indian voting rights case. Members of the Crow Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community will be able to exercise their voting rights in their own communities this year. The offices will be open for two days a week starting October 7. The state also agreed to pay $100,000 in attorney fees. The ACLU of Montana represented the tribal members who were plaintiffs in Wandering Medicine v. McCulloch. Get the Story:
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