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This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for May 28, 2024.

In rural parts of Arizona and Montana, voter education groups are leading initiatives to spread the word about why every vote counts, especially during a presidential election year.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — To align with Arizona’s primary election dates and keep voter turnout intact, the Navajo Nation passed emergency legislation to move its tribal primary election from August to July, matching the state’s schedule.

The San Juan County in New Mexico has settled a lawsuit that challenged the county’s 2021 redistricting map, which aimed to dilute the voting power of Navajo voters. The map packed Navajo citizens into District 1, which had an 83% Native American Voting Age Population (VAP), while reducing the Native American VAP in District 2 below the level necessary to provide Navajo voters with an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice, as required by Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UCLA Voting Rights Project ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — As voters headed to the polls March 19 to vote in the presidential preference election, Native Americans in Arizona continued to work within a system that has challenged their ability to vote for decades. With new legislation affecting the upcoming election in November, the challenge just got harder for Native Americans looking to exercise their voting rights.