FILE - Patrons of the Gallatin County Fairgrounds wait in line to cast their ballots in Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 3, 2020. A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked a law that appeared to require people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in Montana or possibly face criminal charges. An attorney for the plaintiffs said the law wasn’t clear about what was required to de-register. HELENA, Mont.
The lawmaker who sponsored the bill during the 2023 legislative session said it was meant to make it clear that people can’t double vote. That is already illegal under federal and state law. “The basic principle is if you’re going to create a crime, the rules have to be clear enough that people can avoid becoming criminals, and this law does not meet that requirement,” said Graybill, who represents the plaintiffs, the Montana Public Interest Research Group and the Montana Federation of Public Employees. Both plaintiffs said the law would hinder their efforts to register new voters.
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