Court Orders North Dakota to Redraw Voting Maps for Fairness to Two Native Tribes
The legislature claims it's just too much work at the holidays.
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The legislature claims it's just too much work at the holidays.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The clock is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries…
The clock is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries compliant with the Voting Rights Act for two Native American tribes who successfully sued for new lines. A federal judge last month ruled that the state's 2021 redistricting map violates the landmark 1965 civil rights law in diluting the strength of Native American voters. Secretary of State Michael Howe is appealing the decision.
All election ballots would be counted by hand under a proposal that could go to North Dakota voters, potentially achieving a goal of activists across the country who distrust modern vote counting but dismaying election officials who say the change would needlessly delay vote tallies and lead to more errors.