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Voter Frequently Asked Questions
- Felons CAN vote (unless current incarcerated)
- You CAN vote if you are in a pre-release center
- You MAY be able to vote if you are in a tribal jail
- You CAN vote with a tribal ID
- You CAN vote if you are homeless
- You CAN vote if you cannot read or write
- You CAN vote if you are serving in the military overseas
- You CAN vote if you are away for college
- You CAN vote if you are in a medical center
- Be registered as required by law
- Be 18 years old or older on or before the next election
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Have lived in Montana for at least 30 days
You can register to vote in Montana by visiting the Secretary of State website. Click here!
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot. However, you need to fill out an Application for Absentee Ballot.
- You can research candidates while filling out your ballot
- You have 25 days to return their ballot
- You can vote from the comfort of your home
You can use the ‘My Voter Page‘ on the Secretary of State’s website. Use this service to check:
- If you are registered to vote
- Your voter registration address
- Location and directions to your polling place*
- If you are on the list to have ballots mailed to you
- The status of your mailed ballot*
- A sample ballot*
Fill out a voter registration form if your name or address information has changed and has not yet been updated with the county election office.
For more information about voting call us at 800-729-3540,
call your local election office,
call the Secretary of State’s toll-free voter hotline:
1-888-884-VOTE (8683)
or
visit the Montana Voter Information page.
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Montana law allegedly restricting Native American voting rights struck down
Nora Mabie, Great Falls Tribune | September 25, 2020 "Native American voters living on reservations in Montana are tired of being under-served and systemically discriminated against by the state." In a victory for tribes in Montana, the Yellowstone County District Court permanently struck down a law that plaintiffs argued would restrict Native...
Supporting all our veterans and ensuring we have the services we need is important to me.
For me the importance of voting and organizing is about making a difference and leaving a good footprint, a legacy for our communities.
Share what #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth means to you and why it matters. Submit pictures of your paintings, drawings, beadwork, or any other art medium to info@westernnativevoice.org along with your name, age, birthdate, and mailing address. All submissions will be shared on social media once submitted, share and tag us @WesternNativeVoice. Winners will be announced December 4, 2020.
There will be four age categories:
12 and under
13-20
20-35
36 and above
Each category will have three winners, with these prizes:
1st: $200
2nd: $100
3rd: $50
Office: 406-869-1938. Website: www.westernnativevoice.org
Share what Native American Heritage Month means to you and why it matters. Submit pictures of your paintings, drawings, beadwork, or any other art medium to info@westernnativevoice.org along with your name, age, birthdate, and mailing address. All submissions will be shared on social media once submitted, share and tag us @WesternNativeVoice. Winners will be announced December 4, 2020.
There will be four age categories:
12 and under
13-20
20-35
36 and above
Each category will have three winners, with these prizes:
1st: $200
2nd: $100
3rd: $50
Good morning from Alaska 💥
Did you put a link for gatherer. I’m interested to see it!
I’ve always wanted to try pemmican (drymeat mixed w/ berries)
Thank you for this important conversation.
I got some hanging now!!!
Watching from Warm Springs,Oregon Reservation
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good day Western Native Voice
Katie from Los Angeles is here
Hello from Helena Mt
drymeat is good
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Watching in Portland, Oregon USA
The link is above.
Thanksgiving safety : www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html
Can you share a link for safety tips for Thanksgiving?
Drymeat soup
Hello
We invite you to join us in this opportunity to observe, learn and celebrate the ways Indigenous peoples across our country are building resiliency, restoration, and recovery of their culture through food sovereignty. Celebrating indigenous peoples’ survival and resilience is essential to acknowledging a fuller truth than that of the myth / partial-truth / settler perspective of the first Thanksgiving story during this holiday season of gratitudeScreening will be available today, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, until December 13th. The film will be made available to all as we believe its message is valuable to people of all ages and backgrounds.Link to watch Gather :illumine.vids.io/videos/449cd7b51019e1c8cd/gather-aeroPassword: Gather2020
Sho'dah
The holiday arrives in the midst of a national struggle over racial justice, and a pandemic that has landed with particular force on marginalized communities of color. The crises have fueled an intense re-examination of the roots of persistent inequities in American life.
www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/dining/thanksgiving-native-americans.html
The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year
www.nytimes.com
For many Native Americans, the Covid-19 toll and the struggle over racial inequity make this high time to re-examine the holiday, and a cruel history.