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The state of Montana eliminated same day registration and put limits on ballot collection. The Native American Rights Fund is among those fighting the law, saying it puts barriers up for Native voters who often live in rural areas. It’s part of a renewed trend to restrict polling places, absentee voting, and mail-in registrations. Critics say they are designed to reduce participation by Native voters and other people of color. We’ll get a look at the latest voting laws and what voting advocates are doing to counter them.
Guests:
Jacqueline de León (Isleta Pueblo) – staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee (Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe) – director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
OJ Semans (Rosebud Sioux) – co-founder of Four Directions
Break 1 music: Short-N-Snappy (World) (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Colorful World – Songs from the Diné Heartland (album)
Break 2 music: Metropolis (single) A Tribe Called Red (artist)
