The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Dear Editor,

Why are our county election administrator Bonnie Ramey and state representative Marta Bertoglio supporting voter suppression bill HB176, which eliminates same day voter registration on Election Day? 60,000 Montanans registered and voted on Election Day over the past 15 years. Montanans have shown their support for this same day registration law when they voted to keep this law in place several years ago.

Now, our elected officials support taking away this voting right from thousands of Montanans for every future election. This is voter suppression at its worst. It is a sad...