3.0.0 2399 2023-01-11T13:26:19Z 2023-01-11T13:26:19Z Senate S S 2014-05-22 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-05-22T20:16:54Z 2014-05-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2014-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2014-05-22 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2014-05-22 True W000818 Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] John Walsh D MT E. 2014-05-22 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2014-05-22 True H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2014-05-22 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2014-06-03 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal-Indian relations Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government liability Indian lands and resources rights State and local government operations Voting rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2014-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-17T20:19:10Z Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to make an individual's unexpired tribal identification document issued by an Indian tribe or Native Corporation a valid form of identification in states and political subdivisions that require an individual to present a valid form of identification to vote or register to vote.

Authorizes the Attorney General (DOJ) to bring actions against such jurisdictions for declaratory judgement or injunctive relief if the Attorney General finds a disparity between in-person voting opportunities for Indians and in-person voting opportunities for non-Indians.

Prohibits states and political subdivisions, without obtaining court approval or the nonobjection of the Attorney General, from:

  • eliminating an Indian reservation's sole polling place or voter registration site;
  • moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site one mile or more from the existing polling place or registration site on an Indian reservation;
  • moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation across a natural boundary such that travel becomes difficult for a voter, regardless of distance;
  • eliminating in-person voting on an Indian reservation by designating the reservation a permanent absentee voting location, unless the entire state is or becomes such a location;
  • removing an early voting location or otherwise diminishing early voting opportunities on an Indian reservation; and
  • decreasing the number of days or hours that an in-person or early voting location is open on an Indian reservation or changing the dates of in-person or early voting on such reservation.

Authorizes the Attorney General to assign federal observers to elections on an Indian reservation if the applicable tribe: (1) requests such observers, and (2) provides the Attorney General with a written complaint that efforts to deny or abridge the right to vote may occur on such reservation. Terminates the assignment of such observers after the end of the next presidential election.

Provides that if the applicable language of a minority group is not oral or unwritten when voting materials or information become available, states and political subdivisions must provide that material or information in the language of the minority group and in English.

Requires federal election observer's reports to be made available to the public within six months after they are submitted to the Attorney General.

Directs the Attorney General, to the extent practicable, to consult annually with tribal organization regarding Indian voting issues.

]]> Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 Display Title Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to safeguard the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters and to provide the resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to the electoral process. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2399is/xml/BILLS-113s2399is.xml 2014-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.