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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

A federal appeals court on Friday refused to halt a special election for a Native-heavy voting district in Montana.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, wouldn't grant Blaine County a stay. The county is challenging a new voting system in which Native Americans make up 90 percent of the population in a special district.

The primary election for the district is September 19.

Get the Story:
Montana Digest: Court: Elections must go on (The Billings Gazette 9/8)

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