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Exclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservations

July 2, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Exclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservations
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This story is from Vox by Ella Nilsenella:

Alarmed by the recent closure of in-person polling places on Native American reservations due to Covid-19, Senate Democrats are pressing Attorney General William Barr for more information.

Vox obtained a letter to Barr from Democratic members of the Senate Rules Committee, led by the committee’s ranking member Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM). The letter comes after a recent Vox report on the barriers Native Americans face with mail-in voting.

“We write to express serious concern regarding the mass closures of polling locations in Tribal communities due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” the letter states. “We request a commitment from the Department of Justice to work with Tribal governments to find solutions that do not disenfranchise voters in Indian Country.”

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Local Elections, American State Elections, Democrats, Native American Voting Rights, Native Americans and Democracy, Polling, Republicans

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