2023 Voting and Civil Rights (Juries, Census, Voting, Redistricting) News Stories
Judge declines to approve Nebraska voting rights settlement, cites ‘wrench’ in works (Nebraska Examiner) 12/13/2023
Native American Tribes intervene in case that seeks to remove ballot dropboxes (KNAU Arizona Public Radio) 12/12/2023
Judge rejects delay of ruling backing North Dakota Tribes' effort to change legislative boundaries (ABC News) 12/12/2023
Colorado will expand automatic voter registration to Tribes for the first time (KUNC - NPR for Northern Colorado) 12/7/2023
What the fight to expand access to the ballot for Native Americans looks like now (The 19th) 11/28/2023
North Dakota to appeal decision that protected Tribes’ rights (KVRR North Dakota) 11/21/2023
U.S. court of appeals ruling may put Native votes at risk (Native News Online) 11/21/2023
Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024 (NPR) 11/20/2023
Judge finds North Dakota violated Voting Rights Act, diluted Native American vote (Grand Forks Herald) 11/17/2023
Protecting Native American voting rights with Matthew Campbell of the Native American Rights Fund [video] (Comcast Newsmakers) 10/31/2023
ND tribal advocates: Community work matters in redistricting cases (Public News Service) 11/6/2023
Indian Health Service launches voter registration pilot program at Indian Health System sites (Native News Online) 11/4/2023
Why Native Americans are the exception to the population slowdown (The Week) 10/30/2023
Lawmakers discuss how Native American Voting Rights Act is changing election processes (Source NM) 10/24/2023
Arizona Indian Health Service facility becomes first to be designated a voter registration agency (AZ Mirror) 10/20/2023
Arizona secretary of state addresses the Navajo Nation; pledges fair election for tribal nations (Native News Online) 10/16/2023
Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (Indianz.com) 10/12/2023
National report: Oregon gets C- grade for redistricting, cites lack of tribal input (Oregon Capital Chronicle) 10/11/2023
Tribal College Opens Its First Voter Registration Office on Campus (Native News Online) 10/3/2023
Native American voters score victory in U.S. district court in Arizona (Native News Online) 9/16/2023
Northern California health center first in nation to be designated a voter registration center on Tribal lands (Fox 40 Sacramento) 9/13/2023
Tribal nations face less accurate, more limited 2020 census data because of privacy methods (ABC News) 9/8/2023
Protecting the sacred right to vote for Native Americans (Indian Country Today) 7/20/2023
Tribes mark 75 years of voting rights, but leaders say they remain vigilant (AZ Central) 7/14/2023
Civil rights committee finds Native voting rights impeded, finalizes recommendations (Yankon Daily Press & Dakotan) 7/10/2023
Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn't over (NPR) 6/18/2023
Lawsuit that claims Native American vote was diluted by North Dakota lawmakers given to judge (INFORUM) 6/15/2023
Trial begins in Native American tribes' lawsuit over North Dakota redistricting map (The California Sun) 6/13/2023
Case arguing Native American vote in North Dakota has been diluted goes to trial (Grand Forks Herald) 6/12/2023
Congressional Delegation Urges Biden Administration To Improve Native American Voting Access In New Mexico (Los Alamos Daily Post) 5/23/2023
Tribal advocates secure settlement for local elections in North Dakota county (Kiowa County Press) 5/9/2023
Native American advocates criticize new election laws as civil rights group drafts recommendations (Black Hills Pioneer) 5/4/2023
Colorado tribes could be the first to get automatic voter registration under a new bill (KUNC) 4/13/2023
White House report highlights voting barriers for Native American voters (Michigan Advance) 4/13/2023
Federal agencies lag in registering voters despite Biden executive order, advocates say (Minnesota Reformer) 4/11/2023
New Mexico governor signs bill expanding voter access for Native Americans (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 4/4/2023
Board of Elections changes voter registration form to comply with tribal lawsuit settlement (South Dakota Searchlight) 3/15/2023
Voting rights bill in New Mexico to benefit rural Indigenous residents (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 3/14/2023
New Mexico voting rights measure nears passage at the Roundhouse (Albuquerque Journal) 3/8/2023
Two Nebraska tribes file lawsuit against Thurston County (Siouxland News) 1/26/2023
Lawsuit claims redistricting In Thurston County discriminated against Native Americans (Nebraska Patch) 1/24/2023
