{"id":38783,"date":"2024-07-24T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=38783"},"modified":"2024-07-24T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:49:42","slug":"native-america-calling-voter-security-efforts-draw-criticism-from-native-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/07\/24\/native-america-calling-voter-security-efforts-draw-criticism-from-native-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Voter security efforts draw criticism from Native advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, July 24, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\u201cVoter security\u201d efforts draw criticism from Native advocates <\/div>\r\nThe U.S. House of Representatives just upped the ante on voter identification efforts by passing a bill to require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/house-bill-noncitizens-federal-election\/74366347007\/\">proof of citizenship at polling places<\/a>.  [Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act: <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/8281>H.R.8281<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEven though the idea lacks support in the U.S. Senate, it\u2019s the latest in a relentless drive for more voting restrictions that Native American voting rights advocates say hinder access. In addition, an effort by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrpt.org\/\">Walker River Paiute Tribe<\/a> for more equitable voting access is getting <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nevada-voting-tribes-electronic-ballots-2024-election-ea74f2fdbf58c84f38fc80603d1db46e\">pushback over security<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to get the latest efforts for equitable voting access.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/06\/06\/native-america-calling-native-americans-and-the-democratic-party\/nativevote-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"37650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/06\/06\/native-america-calling-native-americans-and-the-democratic-party\/nativevote-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06\/NativeVote-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677000055&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Every Native Vote Counts&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Every Native Vote Counts&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A banner reading &amp;#8220;Every Native Vote Counts&amp;#8221; is seen at a meeting of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 2023. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06\/NativeVote-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06\/NativeVote-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Every Native Vote Counts&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-37650\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A banner reading &#8220;Every Native Vote Counts&#8221; is seen at a meeting of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 2023. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recorder.pima.gov\/BioPages\/Gabriella\">Gabriella C\u00e1zares-Kelly<\/a> (member of the Tohono O\u2019odham Nation), Pima County recorder\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nativevotesnv.org\/about\/\">Mathilda Guerrero<\/a> (Kanaka Maoli), government relations director for Native Voters Alliance Nevada\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1101447\">Patty Ferguson Bohnee<\/a> (Pointe-au-Chien), director of the Indian Legal Program and director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O\u2019Connor College of Law at Arizona State University\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native voting rights advocates continue to fight efforts to restrict access to polling places. 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