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Native Americans have been allowed to vote in United States elections since the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, but were historically barred in different states from doing so. [1] After a long history of fighting against voting rights restrictions, Native Americans now play an increasingly integral part in United States elections.
On October 3, 2018, Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, [1] introduced the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 (S. 3543) with 13 co-sponsors. [2] An identical bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Ben Ray Luján (HR 7127). [ 3 ]
It wasn’t until Smith was in her 40s that the federal government overruled state laws and guaranteed Indigenous people the right to vote by way of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Even now, Smith ...
By this point, approximately two thirds of Native Americans were already citizens. [37] [38] Notwithstanding, some western states continued to bar Native Americans from voting until 1957. [39] [40] South Dakota refused to follow the law. [41] 1925. Alaska passes a literacy test designed to disenfranchise Alaska Native voters. [42] 1926
According to 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data, there are 9.7 million people who identify as Native American in the U.S., or 2.9% of the total population.
The state's new voting rights legislation for Native Americans provides new tools for tribal communities to request convenient on-reservation voting sites and secure ballot deposit boxes with ...
In the early 20th century, Native American women became active in advocating for civil rights, including citizenship and voting rights. [3] The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans, but many states continued to deny Native people, including women, the right to vote until after the passage of the Voting ...
When Native Americans vote in the 2022 midterm elections, many of their concerns mirror those of other Americans, with some key exceptions driven by their tribal identities. While jobs and the ...