Fort Belknap calls for more on voting offices

The Fort Belknap Indian Community Council has written a letter to Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch requesting that she use her authority to direct Blaine County to establish “fully equal satellite voting offices” on the reservation.

In the Jan. 27, letter obtained by the Havre Daily News, the council said Blaine County seemed unwilling to open such offices on the reservation to provide those who live on or near reservations with in-person and late-voter registration opportunities.

“It is obvious that Blaine County will only provide our Tribal Members with 40% of the access to the bal...