Native American Rights Fund
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Every Person's Voice Must Be Heard

 

Today
a divided panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eighth Circuit
vacated a lower court's injunction, which was put in place to
protect Native
American and other voters in North Dakota. The lower court had barred
the
enforcement North Dakota's voter ID law because it found it was
discriminatory
and unconstitutional. The Eighth Circuit acknowledged that Native
American
voters may be disenfranchised but found that the lower court's
injunction was
too broad.  Disappointingly, this week's order from the
Eighth Circuit
again allows North Dakota to continue using the discriminatory new
law
providing no relief to disenfranchised Native voters.

 

Matthew
Campbell, a NARF Staff Attorney, stated "We must protect the
integrity of our
voting system and ensure that all eligible voters (regardless of
income,
housing, or place of residence) have the freedom to vote. Every
person's voice
must be heard. We will fight to ensure the voices of Americans-and
specifically
first Americans-are counted even if they do not have the luxury of a
permanent
home. Rules that inhibit an individual's freedom to vote are a
threat to our
democratic ideals. We will continue to stand strong against these
anti-democratic attacks."

 

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