Montana Voter Rights Web Page Launches

Billings, MT – Montana’s primary election is less than a month away, and to help make sure folks are registered to vote and know where to vote, a new Voters Rights web page is being launched today (Monday). Theresa Keaveny (KAVE-en-nee), Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund executive director, explains why the new resource is needed. MCVED is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization focused on conservation issues and civic education.

The where, when, how and why when it comes to voting in Montana is now just one mouse click away. A new “Voters Rights web page” is being launched today (Monday) to help guide voters through registration and voting options – with the primary just a month away. The information is being coordinated by the Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund. Executive Director Theresa Keaveny says some counties have consolidated polling places, and the new web site explains the ramifications.
BSC voter rights 1 That means there are fewer places for folks to vote, it means voting places have changed, it may mean that many voters will have to travel greater distances to get to the polls.

The information is online at MTVotersEdFund.org (www.mtvotersedfund.org). Keaveny says they’re also offering a “voter rights hotline” to answer questions for those who don’t have Internet access (406-581-8942).

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Today (Monday) is also the day that absentee ballots are mailed, as well as the day late voter registration opens – during which voters can register at the county election office. Keaveny says the new “voter rights” site helps keep all those dates and details straight so Montanan’s don’t miss their chance for their voice to be heard. She notes that at times, local elections can be decided by fewer than ten votes.

BSC voter rights 2 So we really urge every voter to have their voter registration current, to make sure they know where they’re voting, and to have registered for absentee ballots if they don’t choose to go to the polls.