Several speakers at a Missoula rally emphasized threats to tribal voting access in Montana and called for community support for Indigenous voters.

Alyssa Kelly Kalispa, introduced at the rally as representing Tribe, said attacks on the right to vote for tribal nations have been persistent at the state legislative level and in practices such as restrictive ID rules, unequal access to ballot drop-off points and limited long-distance polling locations. "These are deliberate systemic structures that are intended to create barriers and make it hard for the native voice to be heard in this democracy," Kalispa said.

Speakers framed voting as an act of sovereignty and community care. Kalispa recounted family practices of bringing elders to the polls and translating ballots to ensure participation and urged attendees to register, volunteer to register others and defend vote access at the local level.

Other speakers connected Indigenous voting rights to broader solidarity themes at the rally, saying that protecting the franchise is part of defending democracy for all communities. The remarks were calls for organizing, voter outreach and protection rather than proposals for municipal ordinances.

Organizers directed attendees to voter-registration tables at the rally and promoted continued local engagement, including sign-ups for community meetings and volunteer events to support ballot access and civic participation.