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PHOENIX, Ariz. As voters headed to the polls March 19 to vote in the presidential preference election, Native Americans in Arizona continued to work within a system that has challenged their ability to vote for decades. With new legislation affecting the upcoming election in November, the challenge just got harder for Native Americans looking to exercise their voting rights.
Two Native American tribes have intervened in a court case to protect the use of ballot drop boxes on Arizona reservations. The White Mountain and the San Carlos Apache tribes intervened in a case brought by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. It wants a judge to outlaw ballot drop boxes. The tribes argue some members have to drive hours to vote and that the U.S. mail is
Michiganders have even more election access through a pilot program that allows early voting in many local communities, for at least nine consecutive days before an election. More than 8.2 million Michigan residents are registered to vote, and one way to avoid the crowds at the ballot box is to show up early. The early-voting pilot program is being rolled out in a few cities or counties for this November. .
CLARIFICATION: Information has been added to clarify that there are multiple pilot programs, and that early voting will not be widely available in Michigan until 2024. (11:51 a.m. MDT, Oct. .