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Join us for North Dakota Native Vote’s official launch!

Posted on January 28, 2020February 6, 2020 by Eric Warren

North Dakota Native Vote is holding a press conference at noon on February 5th at the North Dakota State Heritage Center on the grounds of the state capitol. There will be a reception following the press conference (1-3pm) to celebrate the formation of this new organization focused on engaging tribal members around voting rights, victims’ rights, upholding treaties, food and energy sovereignty, and North Dakota legislative issues. Please come...

North Dakota Voter ID Law Upheld by SCOTUS

Posted on October 15, 2018January 23, 2020 by Nicole Donaghy

NPR reports that North Dakota's Native IDs won't be accepted at polling places. Less than a month before the 2018 general election, the US Supreme Court upheld North Dakota's restrictive voter ID law invalidating most Tribal IDs from being used at polling places. Many Native American reservations, however, do not use physical street addresses. Native Americans are also overrepresented in the homeless population, according to the Urban...