Native American voting rights advocates from the Navajo Nation to Rosebud Sioux aren't just waiting for federal legislation to protect Indigenous voters. They are taking pages from Black civil rights activists to organize Native American voters themselves.
Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and voters living on tribal lands can easily register and cast their vote.would allow Tribes to specify the number and locations of requested voter registration sites, drop boxes, and polling locations on Tribal lands, and authorize Tribal ID cards for voting purposes."We don't have a baseline of voting rights for Native American people in this country. ... Satellite voting centers are key," says Tilsen.U.S. Sen.
“I agree that we should vigorously protect every American's right to vote. But unfortunately this bill … would expand voter fraud rather than combat it,"
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