Rocky Boy, Hill County look at satellite voting office

Hill County officials Monday met with the Chippewa Cree Business Committee at the tribal council building at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to discuss the possibility of opening a satellite voting office.

The meeting was in response to a Jan. 28 letter from Tribal Chairman Ken St. Marks requesting the establishment of such an office during the 30 days preceding state and federal elections. That would provide late registration and in-person absentee voting services.

“Our main intent today was to come out and try to understand what the request was from the reservation,” said Hill Cou...