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Press Release: Udall, Senate Democrats Introduce Native American Voting Rights Act
NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2018
Contact: Ned Adriance
202.228.6870 | news@tomudall.senate.gov | @SenatorTomUdall
Udall, Senate Democrats Introduce Native American Voting Rights Act
Landmark legislation to ensure equal access to the ballot box for Native peoples
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) are introducing the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018, landmark legislation to provide the necessary resources and oversight to ensure Native Americans have equal access to the electoral process.
The full text of the bill is available HERE. A summary of the legislation is available HERE. Continue reading