On February 21, Calvin Zastrow filed a federal complaint against a Montana law, section 13-35-218(2) of the election code, that says, “No person who is a minister, preacher, priest, or other church officer or who is an officer of any corporation or organization, religious or otherwise, may, other than by public speech or print, urge, persuade, or command any voter to vote or refrain from voting for or against any candidate, political party ticket, or ballot issue submitted to the people because of his religious duty or the interest of any corporation, church or other organization.”

Also, the lawsuit attacks section 13-13-113, which says that every polling place must include a poster that quotes section 13-35-218(2).

Finally, the lawsuit also mentions that Zastrow was recently arrested for circulating a petition on a public sidewalk, and asks for an injunction permitting him to resume petitioning. He was petitioning for an initiative at the time. The sidewalk is in front of the Montana Pavilion at MetraPark in Billings. The case is Zastrow v Bullock, 12-18, filed in Billings. Zastrow is a past national field director for the Constitution Party. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.