Native American Voting Rights Group Settles with Arizona Over Ballot Litigation

This is the Settlement in Navajo Nation, et al. v. Reagan, et al. No. CV-18-08329-PCT-DWL (Ariz. D. Ct. 2019).

Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, compelling the Defendants to"

(a) Allow Early Voters who do Not sign their Ballot Affidavit to have the Same Opportunity to cure the Ballot Deficiency that is Provided to Voters with a Mismatched Signature.

(b) Allow Early Voters who do Not Sign their Ballot Affidavit to have the Same Chance to Cure their Ballot as Voters who Vote by Conditional Provisional Ballots.

(c) Provide Translators Certified as Proficient in the Navajo Language for All Future Early Voting and Election-Day Polling Sites.

(d) Provide Translation of Instructions for Casting an Early Ballot in Navajo over the Radio for the 30 days Leading up to an Election.

(e) Establish Additional In-Person Voter Registration Sites.

(f) Establish Additional Early Voting Sites on the Reservation for All Future Elections that are Open for Consistent Hours, at a Minimum, each Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. with No Interruption during the Lunch hour, during the 30 days leading up to the Election.

This Relief is sought on the Grounds that Failure to Provide the Requested Relief is a Denial of the Equal Right to Vote.

The Lawsuit was Settled, and the Settlements can be seen here:

Order and Apache County Settlement

Order and Secretary of State Settlement

Order and Coconino County Settlement

Order and Navajo County Settlement










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