Fair representation is something Montana has always taken seriously — and that includes making sure Native American communities have a real voice at the ballot box. Majority-minority districts exist for a reason: without them, entire communities can be packed, cracked, or simply drowned out. When those districts are weakened, it's not just a legal problem — it's a broken promise to some of our neighbors who have historically had the hardest time getting their voices heard in Helena.
Here's the situation: Montana's redistricting commission has already dissolved. The state's own Legislative Legal Services Office confirmed in a memo on July 10th that the commission cannot be legally reconvened between census cycles. That means whatever maps we have now are the maps we're living with. That's not an excuse to look the other way — it's a reason for the legislature to take this seriously right now. We cannot let legal uncertainty become a justification for sitting on our hands while Native voting power slips through the cracks.
I'm asking you to use your voice and your vote in the legislature to oppose any effort to weaken majority-minority districts in Montana and to actively support measures that protect fair representation for Native communities under the maps we currently have. Montanans deserve to know their representative will stand up for every voter's right to be heard — not just the ones who already have plenty of access.
Please stand up now for fair maps and Native voting rights in Montana.
