2017 Voting News Stories

Correct wrongs preventing Native Americans from voting (Las Cruces Sun-News) 12/16/17

Native Americans again seek to protect their right to vote (Business Wire) 12/13/17

Navajo case challenging Utah mail-in ballots heads to trial (Sante Fe New Mexican) 10/20/17

Voting rights lawsuit over Navajo voting rights in San Juan County to advance (Utah Policy) 9/13/17

Native voting rights in South Dakota- we do the math (Indian Country Today) 8/1/17

San Juan County election maps must be redrawn again, U.S. judge rules (The Salt Lake Tribune) 7/21/17 (See Navajo Nation v. San Juan County)

North Dakota attempting to fix voter ID rules after lawsuit (U.S. News) 4/17/17

Nevada tribes win $60K in legal fees in voting rights fight (U.S. News) 3/9/17

Legislative committee looking at [North Dakota] voter ID law tweaks (Prairie Public News) 1/27/17

Nevada Indians settle voting rights lawsuit (Courthouse News Service) 1/12/17


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