Victory for Montana Voters
The right to vote shouldn’t depend on remembering one more box on an envelope.
A Montana court struck down HB 719, ruling that its birth-year requirement for absentee ballots violated the Montana Constitution’s right to vote and blocking the State from enforcing it.
In the November 2025 election alone, 1,814 absentee ballots went uncounted solely because of a missing or incorrect birth year.
Disabled Montanans’ right to vote is under attack in several ways. Read our latest report to learn more and what we are doing to defend our democracy.
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DRMT report: The Most Powerful Right press release
Today, Disability Rights Montana releases a new report detailing the threat on Montana's democracy and the rights of disabled Montanans across our state. More detail is available in this press release linked to the [...]
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HUGE WIN!!!!! Montana’s high schools transformed forever!
PDF of press release As a result of a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Montana and its co-counsel on behalf of two Montana students with disabilities, the State of Montana has agreed to a major [...]
NDRN Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Decision Protecting Rights of Students with Disabilities
Our national organization, National Disability Rights Network, has issued the press release below regarding accessibility and education.
Class Action Filed in Federal Court, Asking Did Not Work
This case is brought on behalf of two named plaintiffs, a class of students, and Disability Rights Montana
LIVE Press Conference – A.G. Knudsen Underestimates the Disability Community
A.G. Knudsen moves to abolish Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Disability leaders throughout Montana spoke directly to him Monday February 24, 2025.