National Tribal Group Focuses on Voter ID Laws, Encourages Registration in Indian Country
National Tribal Group Focuses on Voter ID Laws, Encourages Registration in Indian Country
A national tribal advocacy group has identified nearly a dozen states where it says new voter identification laws could negatively affect voter participation in Native American communities.
The National Congress of American Indians released a report Monday that highlights the states, including those where photo identification will be required at the polls on Election Day.
The report says two of its focus states — Alaska and Florida — do not list tribal ID cards as acceptable forms of identification. And it says problems with other new voter ID laws include requirements that voters provide a home address, since some tribal communities have no street addresses.