Western Native Voice

09/03/2026

ARE YOU SURE YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION IS ACTIVE?

Don’t wait until Election Day to find out.

For National Voter Registration Day, Western Native Voice is teaming up with the League of Women Voters and Forward Montana at locations throughout Billings to help you:

🗳️ Check your voter registration status
📝 Update your voter information
✓ Register to vote

👕 CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS + SIGN A PLEDGE TO VOTE AND GET A FREE T-SHIRT! (while supplies last)

It only takes a few minutes to make sure you’re ready to vote this November.

📍 Several locations throughout Billings (to be announced)

Check it. Update it. Vote.

09/03/2026

State lawmakers have voted to subpoena information about Montana’s voter registry from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to determine what voter information her office has shared with the federal government.

Members of the State Administration and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 10-1 on Wednesday to compel Jacobsen to produce details about voter information the state’s top elections official shared with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025 when federal officials requested unredacted information about registered Montana voters. - Montana Free Press
*Story Link in the comments*

Basically, Montana lawmakers want to know:

What information was shared?
Was any private information included?
And was it protected?

It is important to stay informed on what is happening across the US and in Montana before the upcoming election. Western Native Voice is here to pass along important information regarding elections and how it may affect you. Stay tuned!

👉Check your voter registration to make sure the information is accurate for the upcoming midterm election in November:
voterportal.mt.gov

09/02/2026

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MAIL-IN VOTING?

With the midterm election approaching, a whistleblower is warning that a new U.S. Postal Service system for handling mail ballots could create serious problems for voters.

The changes are connected to a Trump administration executive order seeking new restrictions on mail voting. The whistleblower says the system has been rushed and inadequately tested and could result in eligible voters not receiving their ballots on time—or at all. USPS disputes those concerns and says the system is being developed to improve the security and reliability of election mail.

With so many changes, lawsuits and court decisions happening just weeks before voting begins, it's understandable that voters may be confused about what the rules actually are.

That's why we're paying attention—and why voters should too.

Western Native Voice will continue sharing accurate information about voting in Montana as we get closer to Election Day.

Check your voter registration: https://voterportal.mt.gov/WhereToVote.aspx

Read the CBS News report, link is in the comments.

09/02/2026

Western Native Voice Tipi Talk: I won, now what?

09/01/2026

Western Native Voice staff is out and about in Lame Deer today checking voter registrations and registering people to vote. Every election counts and every voice matters!

You can check your status here: http://Voterportal.mt.gov

Register to vote here: westernnativevoice.org/voter-registration

Questions? Call 406-868-1938.

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: MEET DEVON HEADDRESS

This month, we’re featuring Devon Headdress of BrightHawk Fitness - Headdress Health and the journey that has shaped his rapid growth on social media.

From health and wellness to Native history, culture and the issues affecting our communities, Devon isn’t afraid to talk about difficult topics. Through social media, public speaking and his own experiences, he’s found a way to have conversations that reach both Native and non-Native audiences.

We talked with Devon about where he comes from, the people who shaped him, finding his purpose, becoming a father, health in Native communities and why he believes service and leadership matter.

Read our Community Spotlight with Devon Headdress.
👇Link to his story is in the comments.

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Western Native Voice, Inc. is a nonpartisan 501(c)(4) social justice organization. working with Native American communities across Montana to strengthen civic responsibility, education, leadership, and community power.

08/31/2026

HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT!

What happens after you win an election?

Join Western Native Voice tomorrow night for the final Tipi Talk in our Running for Office series: “I Won, Now What?”

Hear from Native leaders who have served in elected office as they talk about what it’s really like to step into a new role, learn the ropes and serve your community.

Thinking about running for office? Currently campaigning? Or just curious about what happens after a candidate wins? Join us—and bring your questions!

Host: Keaton Sunchild

📅 Tomorrow, September 1
⏰ 6–7 pm
💻 Zoom & Facebook Live

Free and open to everyone.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/dCqRxv6i

08/28/2026

Check out this upcoming event!
MSU Billings Campus
College of Education, Room 158
1500 University Drive, Billings, MT

08/28/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots.

The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from President Donald Trump for the next two weeks.

The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whether it’s legal.

Story link in the comments.