2021 Voting News Stories
Two new redistricting lawsuits filed, including one from Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Idaho State Journal) 12/17/21
Tribes weigh in as New Mexico redistricting bills advance (Indian Country Today) 12/11/21
Experts say Arizona redistricting aims to diminish Native vote (Indian Country Today) 12/9/21
New opportunities and threats to Native American voting power discussed with Navajo Nation Council Delegate Kee Allen Begay, Jr. (Indian Country Today) 12/9/21
Navajo Nation expresses disappointment with the United States Postal Service and the violation of voting rights (Indian Country Today) 12/3/21
Bills that would protect Native voting rights linger (Indian Country Today) 12/3/21
Diné leaders speak in support of voting rights and the Navajo Nation’s proposed redistricting maps before the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (Indian Country Today) 12/2/21
U.S. voting material released in Apache, Navajo, and Yup'ik (Native News Online) 11/27/21
Redistricting reduces Indigenous voting power in NW legislative races, advocates say (Oregon Live) 11/26/21
Redistricting leads to concern over diluted Indigenous voting power (Indian Country Today) 11/15/21
Native vote champions challenge state electoral district maps (Indian Country Today) 10/27/21
New Mexico tribal leaders meet to address redistricting maps (Native News Online) 10/13/21
Listen: The impact of the Native American vote on U.S. elections (Hogan Lovells Podcasts) 10/1/21
Tribe: Navajo voting rights advocate Agnes Laughter has died (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 9/29/21
Native American communities submit New Mexico redistricting maps (Santa Fe New Mexican) 9/20/21
Attorneys, advocates reflect on new Native American Voting Rights bill (Indianz) 9/17/21
Oklahoma looks at new Native voting rights bill (Indian Country Today) 9/15/21
More Natives doesn't mean more voting power (Indian Country Today) 9/13/21
NM Native Americans draft redistricting proposals (Albuquerque Journal) 9/11/21
6 things you should know about the 2021 Native American Voting Rights Act (High Country News) 9/10/21
End the filibuster to protect Indian voting rights (Indianz) 8/30/21
Pascua Yaqui settle lawsuit against removal of early voting site (Navajo Times) 8/24/21
Representatives Cole and Davids lead Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 legislation (Red Lake Nation News) 8/17/21
Congress needs to pass the Native American Voting Rights Act (Native News Online) 8/10/21
WATCH: Harris hosts voting rights conversation with Native American leaders, Secretary Haaland (PBS) 7/27/21
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission to host public meeting in Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Indian Country Today) 7/27/21
North Dakota must pay attorney fees, expenses in tribal voter ID lawsuits (The Bismarck Tribune) 7/29/21
Tribes and tribal citizens accuse South Dakota of violating voting laws (Indianz) 7/9/21
The court's voting-rights decision was worse than people think (The Atlantic) 7/8/21
How G.O.P.-backed laws in Montana could hurt Native American voting (The New York Times) 7/6/21
Native Americans in Arizona brace for more electoral challenges in light of Supreme Court decision (AZ Central) 7/2/21
Prison gerrymandering could impact Indian Country voters in Montana (Great Falls Tribune) 6/17/21
Navajo Nation disappointed in lack of Native Americans selected for New Mexico Citizen Redistricting Committee (Indian Country Today) 6/18/21
South Dakota redistricting to focus on cities, tribal lands (Indian Country Today) 6/4/21
ND activists: Lack of tribal inclusion in redistricting runs deep (Public News Service) 6/3/21
Navajos say new Arizona restrictions will complicate voting (Indian Country Today) 5/18/21
Montana tribes file lawsuit challenging new voting laws (Montana Public Radio) 5/17/21
Navajo Nation opposes new law for unsigned mail-in ballots (Arizona Public Media) 5/13/21
Arizona governor signs two voter suppression bills that disproportionately impact Navajo voters (Indian Country News) 5/12/21
'There’s not an offseason': Native Americans lead efforts to get Oklahoma voters registered (The Oklahoman) 4/22/21
Western Native Voice responds to failed Montana HB 613 Native American Voting Rights Act (Indian Country Today) 4/2/21
Bill advances to aid Native American voting (Indian Country Today) 3/30/21
Mashpee Wampanoag tribal members sue over mail-in voting plan (Cape Cod Times) 3/1/21
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders (Montana Public Radio) 2/28/21
