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The Associated Press reports:
Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.
The Montana Secretary of State’s Office certified that the general election ballot will include the initiative on abortion rights.
Montana’s measure seeks to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient’s choice.
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Montana secretary of state Christi Jacobsen was elected in 2020 on a “stop the steal” platform. Since taking office, she has enacted multiple voter suppression tactics including ending same-day voter registration and the use of student IDs to vote. She has also limited ballot collection on Native American reservations.
Montana officially becomes the 8th state to approve a ballot measure to protect & expand abortion access
Dark blue = Confirmed
Light blue = Awaiting Confirmation23% of Americans (77 million) will have abortion access on their ballots this cycle https://t.co/jDikdDCPIr pic.twitter.com/crE9NWspTb
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(@Zprtr1) August 21, 2024