To warm up for whatever voter suppression efforts part flunktionary Steve Barnett has in mind to mark his time in the Secretary of State’s office,…
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Two weeks ago, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals approved a North Dakota voter ID law that could disenfranchise thousands of Native American voters. While…
Hey, Lakota brothers and sisters! Know how to make a bunch of Republicans nervous? Lakota Vote—that’s what those t-shirts at the Rosebud Fair Wacipi and…
Cheer down, Democrats, says David Newquist in another pessimistic but read-worthy essay on the decline of Democrats and democracy in South Dakota and nationwide. Dr.…
Stephanie Woodard reports that South Dakota’s Help America Vote Act Grant Board has approved the release of federal funding for satellite early voting centers in six…
Wisconsin, Texas—now North Dakota loses a court battle over a restrictive voter ID law passed by Republicans to suppress minority voters. In 2013, North Dakota’s GOP legislative majority passed…
Rep. Shawn Bordeaux (D-26A/Mission) thinks that if we get more Indians voting, more resources will get to Indians: There is an undeniable connection between voter participation…
The Jackson County Commission has finally surrendered to demands for voting equality and agreed to establish a satellite early voting station in Wanblee for the next…
The news from Jackson County looks like a victory for Indian voting rights. After burning up lots of taxpayer dollars fighting a voting-rights lawsuit from its…
Then again, sometimes talk at the local level isn’t enough to ensure fair treatment of American Indians. Last year, American Indian advocates reached a favorable settlement of the Wandering…
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