Now comes the Four Directions organization, which works to turn out voters in reservation areas. Its leaders want to expand the early voting center concept. They want [South Dakota Secretary of State] Gant to use HAVA money to pay for additional early voting centers in Fort Thompson, Eagle Butte and Wanblee. This isn’t just about driving distance. This is about racial geography. Four Directions wants people who live in those reservation areas to receive special accommodations that aren’t available to the rest of South Dakota. People at Fort Thompson need to drive a half-hour to Gann Valley to visit the Buffalo County courthouse. People at Eagle Butte need to drive to the Ziebach County courthouse at Dupree or the Dewey County courthouse at Timber Lake. Wanblee is in Jackson County, whose courthouse is up at Kadoka.Get the Story:
Bob Mercer: Early voting forces debate about access (The Aberdeen American News 8/9)
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