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The "Celebration" of Voting on Election Day in Montana

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016   

HELENA, Mont. – For the traditional voter, Election Day is the chance to go to the polls and vote on a day historically set aside for political decision-making.

While many Americans including Montanans have already voted, Rachel Huff-Doria, executive director of the young voter mobilization group Forward Montana Foundation, said a large number of Montanans will participate in the "celebration" of casting their ballot on Election Day. Because the Treasure State's population is small, she said every vote really does count.

"In Montana, many statewide elections and local elections get decided by just handfuls of votes," she said.

Huff-Doria has some pointers to keep in mind for voters today. She said people with absentee ballots who have not already turned them in can go to their local elections office and drop them off. Montanans who aren't registered can do same-day voter registration at the elections office as well. Polls are open until 8 P.M.

Huff-Doria said millennials are the largest and most diverse generation in the country's history and so they can change the election if they vote today.

"We're a major voting bloc this year, and this isn't just nationwide, but even in Montana, a quarter of all registered voters are millennials," she explained. "So we have a really big voice this year and it's important that we all get out and vote and use our voice."

Huff-Doria said her organization will be holding Election Day watch parties in Missoula, Bozeman and Billings. Voters can visit SOS.Mt.gov if they have questions about whether they're registered or where to go to vote.


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