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Montana committee hears bill to bar electioneering during early in-person absentee and satellite voting
Summary
A bill to extend Montana—s electioneering ban beyond Election Day to periods when ballots may be obtained or voted in person drew support from tribal and voting-rights groups and raised questions about how to draft exemptions for community events and multiuse public facilities.
Sen. Windy Boyd, sponsor of Senate Bill 105, told the House State Administration Committee she introduced the bill after encountering campaign literature handed out near an early in-person voting site on Oct. 9, a date she said preceded Election Day.
"Electioneering. I don't know if any of you experienced it, but I did," Sen. Boyd said during the hearing, adding she wanted to "keep the cheaters out. Keep them honest." The bill would clarify when and where electioneering is prohibited amid the rise of satellite and in-person absentee voting.
The measure drew proponent testimony from tribal and voting-rights advocates who said…
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