Montana’s Supreme Court Rules Voting Reform Laws Are Unconstitutional

‘State and county election officials have been punched in the gut,’ Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen’s office said.

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Montana’s Supreme Court on March 27 struck down four major voting reform laws passed by the state’s Legislature in 2021 after ruling that the laws are unconstitutional.

In a sweeping 4–3 decision, the court reaffirmed a 2022 lower court ruling that found the four legislative enactments are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.