United States v. Blaine County, Montana Don K. Swenson, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners Arthur Kleinjan, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners Victor J. Miller, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners Sandra Boardman, in Her Official Capacity as Clerk and Recorder and Superintendent of Elections for Blaine County, Montana v. Joseph F. McConnell Franklin R. Perez Candace D. De Celles Cheryl Sears Wesley D. Cochran Linda M. Buck Donald L. Knife Daniel Kinsey Fort Belknap Community Council, Plaintiff-Intervenors-Appellees

363 F.3d 897 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLAINE COUNTY, MONTANA; Don K. Swenson, in his official capacity as a member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners; Arthur Kleinjan, in his official capacity as a member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners; Victor J. Miller, in his official capacity as a member of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners; Sandra Boardman, in her official capacity as Clerk and Recorder and Superintendent of Elections for Blaine County, Montana, Defendants-Appellants, v. Joseph F. McConnell; Franklin R. Perez; Candace D. De Celles; Cheryl Sears; Wesley D. Cochran; Linda M. Buck; Donald L. Knife; Daniel Kinsey; Fort Belknap Community Council, Plaintiff-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 02-35691. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 4, 2003. Filed April 7, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED J. Scott Detamore, Lakewood, Colorado, for the appellants. Lisa Wilson Edwards, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Philip M. Pro, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-00122-PMP. Before: WARDLAW,…