Attorneys representing the tribes say the appellate court’s ruling eliminates voters’ ability to challenge racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act in North Dakota and the six other ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor ... civil rights law as a vehicle to file cases under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which outlaws race-based voting discrimination.

A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act, North Dakota's top election official announced Tuesday that he wants the court to review a judge's recent ...

The latest ruling reversed a legal victory for two tribal nations in North Dakota that challenged a legislative redistricting plan. The ruling shuts off a route to Section 2 of the Voting Rights ...

Two tribal nations in North Dakota are appealing a ruling by a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength, a federal judge ruled Friday.

North Dakota Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, discusses a bill draft with a colleague on Oct. 23, 2023, during the special legislative session. She is among the lawmakers running for election this ...

In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to ...

BISMARCK, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D. — A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act, North Dakota’s top election official announced Tuesday that he wants the ...

You can request to vote absentee in North Dakota. In vote-by-mail counties, voting age residents are ... requires election officials to respect the rights of accessible voter registration and ...

Ruling in North Dakota Case Erases Path for People in 7 States to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and ...

The latest ruling reversed a legal victory for two tribal nations in North Dakota that challenged a legislative redistricting plan. The ruling shuts off a route to Section 2 of the Voting Rights ...