Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansCivil actions and liabilityDue process and equal protectionElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal-Indian relationsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLegal fees and court costsPostal serviceRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsVoting rights
A bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.
USA115th CongressS-3543| Senate
| Updated: 10/3/2018
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansCivil actions and liabilityDue process and equal protectionElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal-Indian relationsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLegal fees and court costsPostal serviceRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsVoting rights