In 2017 and 2018, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition held hearings throughout Indian Country documenting barriers to the ballot box for Native Americans. In June 2020, the Native American Rights Fund issued a detailed report highlighting the obstacles faced by Native Americans in the voting process from registering to vote, to casting a ballot, to having that vote counted. This panel discusses the recent report, and the additional barriers and considerations as a result of the coronavirus.
September 30, 2020 COVID-19 WEBINAR SERIES
Obstacles at Every Turn – Native Vote in a World of Coronavirus
Panelists
- Jacqueline De León, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
- James Tucker, Of Counsel, Wilson Elser
Moderator
- Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Clinical Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Co-Chair, Native American Concerns Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Co-Sponsors: ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty
Resources
Presentation: Obstacles at Every Turn – Native Vote in a World of Coronavirus
Transcript: Obstacles at Every Turn – Native Vote in a World of Coronavirus
Obstacles at Every Turn: Barriers to Political Participation Faced by Native American Voters
Native American Rights Fund | June 4, 2020
Vote by Mail in Native American Communities
Native American Rights Fund
Western Native Voice v. Corey Stapleton
Voting During a Pandemic
Arizona Attorney
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