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1ST SESSION
S. ll
A BILL
To protect the rights of Indian and Native Alaskan voters.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) INDIAN
RESERVATION.The
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(2) INDIAN
TRIBE.The
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REGISTRATION.
(1) eliminate the only polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation;
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tance;
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ervation; or
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(b) PRECLEARANCE.
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(1) IN
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OF STATE OFFICER.Each
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cer so designated.
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(2) PROVISION
OF POLLING PLACES.For
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tribe
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General;
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places, or both.
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(3) EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITIES TO VOTE.
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(C) the time that voters must spend traveling to reach the polling places;
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(D) the modes of transportation that voters use to reach the polling places;
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(h) RELATIONSHIP
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OTHER LAWS.Nothing in
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3 the reports of Federal election observers appointed pursu4 ant to section (8)(a)(3) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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10 consult annually with Indian tribes regarding issues re11 lated to voting for members of an Indian tribe.