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South Dakota settles voting rights lawsuit
Posted by Mikola 18 to NDN AIM
http://www.cnn.com
November 8, 2002
"South Dakota settles voting rights lawsuit; ACLU filed suit on behalf of
two Sioux Indian tribes"
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) -- "A settlement was reached in a lawsuit
filed on behalf of Sioux tribes that accuses South Dakota officials of
ignoring a federal law that protects the voting rights of minorities.
The American Civil Liberties Union had sued the state for the Oglala and
Rosebud Sioux tribes, claiming officials failed to secure federal approval
for election law changes in two counties that are home to Indian
reservations.
A 1972 amendment to the Voters Rights Act requires that election law changes
in certain areas must first get authorization from the Justice Department or
District Court in Washington D.C.
The lawsuit, however, alleged that about 600 election-related laws and
regulations concerning Shannon and Todd counties were passed without federal
approval, and that such authorization was sought less than 10 times.
Under the settlement, the state must now get approval from the Justice
Department on all voting law changes enacted since the amendment's adoption.
It also suspends two statutes -- one concerning election runoffs and another
city council seats -- that ACLU attorneys say put Indians at a disadvantage.
The population of Shannon County, home to the Oglala Tribe, is 94.2 Indian.
Todd County, which encompasses the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, is 85.6
percent Indian.
The agreement must now be approved by a three-judge panel in federal court.
State elections supervisor and Secretary of State-elect Chris Nelson said he
felt the lawsuit was unnecessary because no one had ever voiced concerns
about election laws before the suit was filed in August."
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