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Navajo Lawmaker Worries New Law Would Disenfranchise Native Voters

February 16, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Navajo Lawmaker Worries Election Bill Would Disenfranchise Native Voters

From KNAU, By RYAN HEINSIUS:

A bill in the state legislature would eliminate ballot drop-off boxes for those on the Permanent Early Voting List. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, one Navajo lawmaker says it would disenfranchise Native voters.

The bill would change the current system by allowing early voters to return their ballots by U.S. mail only. State Democratic Senator Jamescita Peshlakai represents much of the Navajo Nation, and says many people live upwards of 100 miles from post offices and only check their mail every couple weeks. According to Peshlakai, people are more likely to vote if they can drop off ballots at their convenience.

“The reality of our lives in rural northern Arizona and on tribal nations is something that legislators and state representatives that don’t live our lives don’t understand. This is a way to discourage people from voting,” she says.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Minority Voting Rights, Native American Voting Rights, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

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