James T. Tucker: “All of us suffer and our elected government has less legitimacy each time an American Indian or Alaska Native is…”

Preserving the fundamental right to vote for all Americans is what brings us together in this hearing.

Their testimony showed that first generation barriers to voting are not only alive and well, but they are in fact the dominant theme of Indian Country.

The problem that we experience with the natives in particular is that oftentimes the National Voter Registration Act may be complied with in form, but it is not being complied with in its spirit because language assistance is not being…

First generation barriers are those that limit access to registration, casting a ballot, or having that ballot counted.