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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002

Five Democratic candidates filed papers this week for a 90 percent Native district in a Montana county.

The district was created by a federal judge who determined that Native voting rights were being restricted.

The district is in Blaine County, which encompasses the Fort Belknap Reservation.

Get the Story:
Five file for Blaine County Commission (The Great Falls Tribune 8/8)

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